The vertical structure of the wave bottom boundary layer over a sloping bed: Theory and field measurements

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1380-1400

  Zou, Qingping ^a   Hay, Alex E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DIFFUSION; POTENTIAL FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENCE; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

WAVE BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER (WBL);

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BED ROUGHNESS; GRAVITY WAVE; SURFACE WAVE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; VELOCITY PROFILE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0043240710     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<1380:TVSOTW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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