Fetch-limited wind wave generation on the continental shelf

Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited === The growth of wind waves in coastal areas is limited by the fetch. Understanding this sheltering effect of the coastline on the nearshore wave climate is of critical importance for Navy operations (e.g. amphibious assault and mine countermea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Watts, Kristen Peta
Other Authors: Herbers, Thomas H.C.
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/6117