Dynamical and statistical explanations of observed occurrence rates of rogue waves

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1437-1446

  Gemmrich, J ^a   Garrett, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEEP WATER; GEOSTATISTICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; STOKES FORMULA; SURFACE WAVE; WAVE HEIGHT; WEIBULL THEORY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 79957497146     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-1437-2011     Document Type: Article

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