Aqueous surface layer flows induced by microscale breaking wind waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 479, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-38

  Peirson, William ^a   Banner, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

WIND WAVES;

WIND EFFECTS;

FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SURFACE LAYER; VELOCITY; WIND WAVE;

FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OPEN WATER; SURFACE LAYER; VELOCITY; WIND WAVE;

EID: 0037466057     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002003336     Document Type: Article

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