High range resoluiton radar measurements of the speed distribution of breaking events in wind-generated ocean waves: Surface impulse and wave energy dissipation rates

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 450-460

  Phillips, O M ^a   Posner, F L ^a   Hansen, J P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; RADAR MEASUREMENT; WATER WAVES; WAVEFRONTS; WIND EFFECTS;

TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; RADAR; WAVE BREAKING; WIND WAVE;

EID: 0035245506     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<0450:HRRRMO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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