Swell Transformation Across the Continental Shelf

Abstract

A preliminary analysis of swell decay across the continental shelf was conducted using data from the SHOaling Waves EXperiment (SHOWEX). Six Datawell Directional Waverider buoys were deployed along a cross-shelf transect, offshore of Duck, North Carolina during an active hurricane season in the fall of 1999.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA380797

Entities

People

  • Cynthia V. Tinder

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cape Hatteras
  • Continental Shelves
  • Frequency
  • Geography
  • North Carolina
  • Ocean Waves
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Offshore
  • Refraction
  • Ridges
  • Scattering
  • Shallow Water
  • Topography
  • Ultrasounds
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

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