Measurement and modeling of wind waves at the northern coast of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Directional measurements of wind-wave spectra made during the year of 1996 are used in a preliminary investigation of the wind-wave climate and its transformation at the São Francisco do Sul island, northern coast of the Santa Catarina state. Four major sea states and associated meteorological condi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: José Henrique G. M. Alves, Eloi Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2001-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-87592001000100002