The "slip law" of the free surface

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-80

  Csanady, G T ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Mixed layer; Oceanic turbulence; Sea surface velocity; Wind waves and turbulence

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE; WAVES;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; SLIP LAW; SURFACE MIXED LAYER; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY; WIND WAVES;

EID: 0030796788     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02700750     Document Type: Article

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