Dynamics and Modelling of Ocean Waves

Klappentext A comprehensive introduction and reference prepared by the world's leading ocean wave modellers. Zusammenfassung Describes the prediction of wave conditions at sea for weather forecasts! off-shore operations! coastal defence and engineering design studies. It is intended as a guide and reference for physical oceanographers! meteorologists! fluid dynamicists! coastal engineers and physicists alike! be they students! researchers or model users. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Basics; 2. The physical description of wave evolution; 3. Numerical modelling of wave evolution; 4. Applications to wave hindcasting and forecasting; 5. Global satellite wave measurements; 6. Wave data assimilation and inverse modelling; 7. Outlook; Members of the WAM Group; Contributors; References; Index.

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• Authors: L. Cavaleri, M. Donelan, G. J. Komen, G. J. Cavaleri Komen, G.j. Cavaleri Komen, Jack H. Stocker
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.1996
• EAN: 9780521577816
• ISBN: 978-0-521-57781-6
• No. of pages: 556
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias