A nearshore wave and current operational forecasting system

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 503-509

  Alvarez Ellacuria, Amaya ^a   Orfila, Alejandro ^a   Olabarrieta, Maitane ^b   Medina, Raul ^b   Vizoso, Guillermo ^a   Tintoré, Joaquin ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beach hazards; Rip currents; Surf zone currents generation; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; FORECASTING METHOD; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIP CURRENT; SURF ZONE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

EID: 77952649475     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/08-1133.1     Document Type: Article

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