The North Atlantic oscillation influence on the wave regime in Portugal an extreme wave event analysis

Waves in the North Atlantic are strongly seasonal, and peak in the winter season. The west coast of Portugal is exposed to winter swell, generated by wind associated with North Atlantic extratropical cyclones. The track of these storms, generated near the North America east coast, is strongly influe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Semedo, Alvaro A. M.
Other Authors: Nuss, Wendell A.
Format: Others
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/2252