A flux parameterization including the effects of capillary waves and sea state

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1123-1139

  Bourassa, Mark A ^a   Vincent, Dayton G ^b   Wood, W L ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DRAG; ESTIMATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT FLUX; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WIND STRESS;

AIR SEA INTERACTION MODEL; CAPILLARY WAVE; FLUX PARAMETERIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CAPILLARY WAVE; PARAMETERIZATION; SEA STATE; SURFACE FLUX;

EID: 0033133358     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1999)056<1123:AFPITE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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