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Title: Wave energy conversion under constrained wave-by-wave impedance matching with amplitude and phase-match limits
Award ID(s):
1841361
NSF-PAR ID:
10170539
Author(s) / Creator(s):
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Applied Ocean Research
Volume:
90
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0141-1187
Page Range / eLocation ID:
101858
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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