Crest height statistics of storm waves in deep water

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment

Volumn 217, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 213-229

  Wolfram, J ^a   Venugopal, V ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

crest height statistics; directional spectrum; second order wave models; storm waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990316980     PISSN: 14750902     EISSN: 20413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147509020321700404     Document Type: Article

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