On waves, oceanic turbulence, and their interaction

Geophysica

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 17-27

  Drennan, W M ^a   Donelan, M A ^b   Terray, E A ^c   Kaisaros, K B ^d  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sea interaction; Ocean waves; Surface roughness; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TURBULENCE; WAVE INTERACTIONS;

EID: 0031414007     PISSN: 03674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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