The dispersion relation of short wind waves from space-time wave measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1936-1945

  Wang, David W ^a   Hwang, Paul A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; GRAVITATION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND;

SPACE-TIME MEASUREMENTS; WAVE GAUGE ARRAY (WGA); WAVE MEASUREMENTS; WIND WAVES;

WAVES;

DISPERSION; WAVE VELOCITY; WIND WAVE;

EID: 7044259519     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-1669.1     Document Type: Article

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