The Interaction of Ocean Waves and Wind
- ISBN-10
- 0521465400
- ISBN-13
- 9780521465403
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-10-28
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Peter Janssen
Description
This book covers interaction between wind and ocean waves, for ocean wave modellers, physicists, applied mathematicians, engineers.
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