The influence of wave breaking on the surface pressure distribution in wind-wave interactions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 211, Issue 463, 1990, Pages 463-495

  Banner, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE DISTRIBUTIONS; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE INTERACTION; WIND EFFECTS;

AERODYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS--FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; WIND EFFECTS;

BREAKING WAVES; WIND-WAVE INTERACTIONS;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 0025387115     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112090001653     Document Type: Article

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