Wind-driven wave heights in the German Bight

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 463-475

  Emeis, Stefan ^a   Türk, Matthias ^a,b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KEMA Consulting GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

50 year return wave height; FINO1; German Bight; Significant wave height; Violent storms

Indexed keywords

50-YEAR RETURN WAVE HEIGHT; FINO1; GERMAN BIGHT; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; VIOLENT STORMS;

COASTAL ZONES; FRICTION; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

WATER WAVES;

FRICTION; STORM SURGE; WAVE HEIGHT; WEATHER; WIND DIRECTION; WIND FORCING; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GERMAN BIGHT; NORTH SEA;

EID: 66149185316     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-008-0178-x     Document Type: Article

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