Global extreme wave height variability based on satellite data

Cristina Izaguirre; Fernando J. Méndez; Melisa Menéndez; Inigo J. Losada

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Global extreme wave height variability based on satellite data

Cristina Izaguirre Fernando J. Méndez Melisa Menéndez Inigo J. Losada

Geophysical Research Letters Vol. 38 No. 10 pp. n/a-n/a · American Geophysical Union (AGU)

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Published: May 01, 2011
Vol/Issue: 38(10)
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Authors

C

Cristina Izaguirre

Environmental Hydraulics Institute; Universidad de Cantabria; Santander; Spain

F

Fernando J. Méndez

Environmental Hydraulics Institute; Universidad de Cantabria; Santander; Spain

M

Melisa Menéndez

Environmental Hydraulics Institute; Universidad de Cantabria; Santander; Spain

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Inigo J. Losada

Environmental Hydraulics Institute; Universidad de Cantabria; Santander; Spain

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Cristina Izaguirre, Fernando J. Méndez, Melisa Menéndez, et al. (2011). Global extreme wave height variability based on satellite data. Geophysical Research Letters, 38(10), n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1029/2011gl047302

Global extreme wave height variability based on satellite data

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