Preliminary appraisal of wave power prospects in Lebanon

Renewable Energy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 165-173

  Aoun, N S ^a   Harajli, H A ^b   Queffeulou, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Lebanon; Mediterranean sea; Significant wave height; Wave energy converter; Wave period

Indexed keywords

LEBANON; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE ENERGY CONVERTERS; WAVE PERIOD;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WATER WAVES;

WAVE POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ALTIMETER; BUOY SYSTEM; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; ENERGY PLANNING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUTURE PROSPECT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE POWER;

BEIRUT; BEYROUTH; LEBANON; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84871543303     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.11.008     Document Type: Article

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