A review of wave climate and prediction along the Spanish Mediterranean coast

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1217-1228

  Sanchez Arcilla A ^a   Gonzalez Marco D ^a   Bolanos R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77951673430     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-8-1217-2008     Document Type: Article

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