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Spatial structure of directional wave spectra in hurricanes
Description: The spatial structure of the wave field during hurricane conditions is studied using the National Data Buoy Center directional wave buoy data set from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The buoy information, comprising the directional wave spectra during the passage of several hurricanes, was referenced to the center of the hurricane using the path of the hurricane, the propagation velocity, and the radius of the maximum winds. The directional wave spectra were partitioned into their main components to quantify the energy corresponding to the observed wave systems and to distinguish between wind-sea and swell. [Source: Ocean Dynamics]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10236-014-0791-9
Availability: Summary
Source: Ocean Dynamics
Publish Date: 1/1/2015
Reading Level: Expert
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