The effect of statistical wind corrections on global wave forecasts

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 116-131

  Durrant, Tom H ^a   Greenslade, Diana J M ^a   Simmonds, Ian ^b  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Operational wave forecasting; WAVEWATCH III; Wind corrections; Wind forcing; Wind wave models

Indexed keywords

BUREAU OF METEOROLOGIES; SATELLITE ALTIMETER DATA; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; WAVE FORECASTING; WAVEWATCH-III; WIND FORCING; WIND-WAVE MODELS;

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; WIND;

FORECASTING;

CORRECTION; FORECASTING METHOD; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WAVE MODELING; WIND FORCING; WIND WAVE;

CAPE HORN; CAPE PROVINCE; CHILE; HORN ISLAND [WOLLASTON ISLANDS]; MAGALLANES; SOUTH AFRICA; WOLLASTON ISLANDS;

EID: 84883055201     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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