Superimposition of wind seas on pre-existing swells off Goa coast

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-54

  Vethamony, P ^a   Aboobacker, V M ^a   Menon, H B ^b   Kumar, K Ashok ^a   Cavaleri, L ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b GOA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diurnal variations; Pre monsoon; Sea breeze; Swell; Wave spectra; Wind waves

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; PRE-MONSOON; SEA BREEZE; SWELL; WAVE SPECTRA; WIND WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COASTAL ZONES; WAVES;

WATER WAVES;

COASTAL ZONE; DEEP WATER; DIURNAL VARIATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA BREEZE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SWELL; WAVE HEIGHT; WIND VELOCITY;

GOA; INDIA;

EID: 79954624523     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.02.024     Document Type: Article

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