Modeling non-stationary extreme waves using a point process approach and wavelets

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 165-183

  Galiatsatou, P ^a   Prinos, P ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Extremes; Non stationarity; Point process; Seasonal variations; Wave energy; Wavelet

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC FUNCTIONS; OCEAN CURRENTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

EXTREMES; NON-STATIONARITIES; POINT PROCESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; WAVE ENERGY; WAVELET;

WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN WAVE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STANDING WAVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WAVE ENERGY; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 78751618981     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-010-0448-2     Document Type: Article

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