Ocean current kinematic effects on pitch-roll buoy observations of mean wave direction and nondirectional spectra

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 278-291

  Steele, K E ^a  

^a NOAA National Data Buoy Center   (United States)

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EID: 5644247389     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1997)014<0278:OCKEOP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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