A medium-resolution wave hindcast study over the Central and Western Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-201

  Contento, Giorgio ^c   Lupieri, Guido ^a   Venturi, Marco ^b   Ciuffardi, Tiziana ^b  

^a Physics and Engineering for Marine Environment   (Italy)

^b SAIPEM S P A   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Design of offshore structures; Planning of offshore operations; Third generation wave model; Wave extremes and operational conditions; Wave hindcast over Central and Western Mediterranean Sea

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE LIMIT; DESIGN WAVE; HIGH RESOLUTION; HINDCASTS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; SMALL REGION; STRINGENT REQUIREMENT; THIRD GENERATION; WAVE DATA; WAVE HINDCAST; WAVE HINDCAST OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA; WAVE MODELS; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA; WIND MODELS;

COASTAL ZONES; DESIGN; NUMERICAL METHODS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES;

MODELS;

EID: 80051665251     PISSN: 09484280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00773-011-0122-5     Document Type: Article

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