On the effect of ocean waves on the kinetic energy balance and consequences for the inertial dissipation technique

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 530-534

  Janssen, Peter A E M ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; DISSIPATION; ENERGY BALANCE; KINETIC ENERGY; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE WAVE; WIND STRESS;

EID: 0032741874     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<0530:OTEOOW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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