Wave energy and nearshore hot spots: The case of the SE Bay of Biscay

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2490-2500

  Iglesias, G ^a   Carballo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; Nearshore hot spot; SWAN; Wave energy assessment; Wave model; Wave power

Indexed keywords

BAY OF BISCAY; HOT SPOT; NEARSHORES; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE MODEL; WAVE MODELS;

BUOYS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; ENERGY RESOURCES; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; WAVE POWER;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BUOY SYSTEM; DATA SET; HINDCASTING; HOT SPOT; NUMERICAL MODEL; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE HEIGHT; WIND FARM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

EID: 77954815196     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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