A unified spectral parameterization for wave breaking: From the deep ocean to the surf zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Filipot, J F ^a   Ardhuin, F ^b  

^a Section de Géodésie Géophysique   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Satellite   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEANOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; WATER WAVES;

BREAKING WAVES; DEEP OCEAN; DISSIPATION RATES; ENERGY LOST; GLOBAL OCEAN; IN-SITU; MEAN PERIOD; MODEL ERRORS; MODELING FRAMEWORKS; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PER UNIT; PHYSICAL QUANTITIES; REMOTE SENSING DATA; SHALLOW WATERS; SPECTRAL COMPONENTS; SPECTRAL DATA; SPECTRAL WAVE MODELS; SURF ZONES; WATER DEPTH; WAVE HEIGHTS; WAVEBREAKING; WAVEWATCH-III;

PARAMETERIZATION;

DEEP SEA; DISSIPATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; SHALLOW WATER; SURF ZONE; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE MODELING;

EID: 84860287109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007784     Document Type: Article

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