Characteristics of abnormal large waves measured from coastal videos

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 947-956

  Yoo, J ^a   Lee, D Y ^a   Ha, T M ^b   Cho, Y S ^b   Woo, S B ^c  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL ZONE; FLOODING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; LINE TRANSECT; MORTALITY; OSCILLATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TSUNAMI; WAVE HEIGHT;

KOREA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 77951998565     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-10-947-2010     Document Type: Article

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