An inner-shelf wave forecasting system for the U.S. pacific northwest

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 681-703

  García Medina, Gabriel ^a   Tuba Ozkan Haller H ^b   Ruggiero, Peter ^b   Oskamp, Jeffrey ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; COASTAL ENGINEERING; FLOODS; FORECASTING; WATER WAVES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

FORECASTING SYSTEM; HIGH RESOLUTION; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; RECREATIONAL BEACHES; SHELF WAVES; SITE-SPECIFIC; WASHINGTON; WAVE ENERGY RESOURCES; WAVE FORECAST; WAVE FORECASTING;

MEAN SQUARE ERROR;

BATHYMETRY; FORECASTING METHOD; HINDCASTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN WAVE; SHOALING WAVE; WAVE HEIGHT;

OREGON; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84879998539     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: 15200434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-12-00055.1     Document Type: Article

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