Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Observation techniques
- 3 Description of ocean waves
- 4 Statistics
- 5 Linear wave theory (oceanic waters)
- 6 Waves in oceanic waters
- 7 Linear wave theory (coastal waters)
- 8 Waves in coastal waters
- 9 The SWAN wave model
- Appendix A Random variables
- Appendix B Linear wave theory
- Appendix C Spectral analysis
- Appendix D Tides and currents
- Appendix E Shallow-water equations
- References
- Index
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 February 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Observation techniques
- 3 Description of ocean waves
- 4 Statistics
- 5 Linear wave theory (oceanic waters)
- 6 Waves in oceanic waters
- 7 Linear wave theory (coastal waters)
- 8 Waves in coastal waters
- 9 The SWAN wave model
- Appendix A Random variables
- Appendix B Linear wave theory
- Appendix C Spectral analysis
- Appendix D Tides and currents
- Appendix E Shallow-water equations
- References
- Index
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- Waves in Oceanic and Coastal Waters , pp. 1 - 9Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007
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