An operational wave forecasting system for the Portuguese continental coastal area

Journal of Operational Oceanography

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 17-27

  Guedes Soares, C ^a   Rusu, L ^a   Bernardino, M ^a   Pilar, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COASTAL ZONE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODEL VALIDATION; PREDICTION;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84876172653     PISSN: 1755876X     EISSN: 17558778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1755876X.2011.11020124     Document Type: Article

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