Forecasting wave conditions in Beaches. From nested simulatios to field observations

Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Volumn 2005-January, Issue , 2005, Pages 791-803

  Gonzalez Marco, Daniel ^a   Sanchez Arcilla, Agustin ^a   Bolaños, Rodolfo ^a   Sospedra, Joaquim ^a   Sierra, Joan Pau ^a   Uzcanga, Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

BULK PARAMETERS; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; NESTING STRATEGIES; NW MEDITERRANEAN; REASONABLE ACCURACY; SHALLOW WATERS; WAVE CONDITIONS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 84950323071     PISSN: 01613782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812701916-0063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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