Global coastal attenuation of wind-waves observed with radar altimetry
Reprocessed data from satellite altimetry show that the mean significant wave height decreases globally by 22% on average from 30 km to 3 km from the coast. By combining these data with wave period from reanalysis, we estimate a mean reduction of 38% concerning the mean wave energy flux.
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23982-4 |
| Summary: | Reprocessed data from satellite altimetry show that the mean significant wave height decreases globally by 22% on average from 30 km to 3 km from the coast. By combining these data with wave period from reanalysis, we estimate a mean reduction of 38% concerning the mean wave energy flux. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |