Non-Gaussian properties of shallow water waves in crossing seas

Extreme Ocean Waves

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 53-69

  Toffoli, A ^a   Onorato, M ^b   Osborne, A R ^b   Monbaliu, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

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EID: 84892252366     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8314-3_3     Document Type: Chapter

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