Application of a POT model to estimate the extreme significant wave height levels around the Balearic Sea (Western Mediterranean)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 50, 2007, Pages 329-333

  Canellas B ^a   Orfila, A ^a   Mendez F J ^b   Menendez M ^b   Gomez Pujol L ^c   Tintore J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Extreme wave climate; HIPOCAS; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749107491     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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