An experimental study of rain effects on fine structures of wind waves

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 419-430

  Yang, Zhizhang ^b   Tang, Shih ^b   Wu, Jin ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AIR/SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; RAIN; WIND; WIND WAVES;

EID: 0030767385     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<0419:AESORE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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