Locally calibrated wave hindcasts in the Estonian coastal sea in 1966-2011;Eesti rannikumere lainetingimuste lokaalselt kalibreeritud modelleerimistulemused aastail 1966-2011

Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-56

  Suursaar, Ülo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Baltic sea; Climate change; Fetch; Wave measurements; Wave modelling; Wind climate

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WATER; FETCH; HINDCASTING; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; WATER WAVE; WAVE MODELING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; ESTONIA;

EID: 84874251330     PISSN: 17364728     EISSN: 17367557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3176/earth.2013.05     Document Type: Article

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