Nearshore wave climate of the English Channel - Evidence for Bi-modal seas

Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 605-616

  Mason, Travis ^a   Bradbury, Andrew ^a   Poate, Timothy ^a   Newman, Robin ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Hayling Billy Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; FLOODS;

COASTAL FLOODING; CUT BACK; ENGLISH CHANNEL; EXPOSED TO; NEAR-SHORE WAVES; OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES; SCHEME DESIGN; SWELL WAVES;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

EID: 84873818587     PISSN: 01613782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1142/9789814277426_0051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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