Wind-generated gravity-capillary waves: Laboratory measurements of temporal growth rates using microwave backscatter

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1975, Pages 417-436

  Larson, T R ^a   Wright, J W ^a  

^a Naval Research Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - SCATTERING; WIND EFFECTS;

WATER WAVES;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GRAVITY WAVES; MICROWAVE BACKSCATTER; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; TRANSIENT WIND FIELD; WAVE GROWTH; WAVE PROBE AND TANK; WAVE SPECTRA; WIND GENERATED WAVES; WIND SPEED;

EID: 0016544171     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211207500211X     Document Type: Article

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