Estimating overwater friction velocity and exponent of power-law wind profile from gust factor during storms

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 174-177

  Hsu, S A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Friction; Gusts; Hurricanes; Storms; Velocity profile; Wind velocity

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; METEOROLOGY; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; STORMS; TURBULENCE;

WIND LOADING;

WIND EFFECTS;

FRICTION; HURRICANE; STORM; WIND;

FRICTION; HURRICANE; STORM; WIND; WIND VELOCITY;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0041339882     PISSN: 0733950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2003)129:4(174)     Document Type: Article

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