A case study of air-sea interaction during swell conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C11, 1999, Pages 25833-25851

  Smedman, A ^a   Hogstrom U ^a   Bergstrom H ^a   Rutgersson, A ^a   Kahma, K K ^b   Pettersson, H ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; SEA SURFACE; SWELL; TURBULENCE;

EID: 17044434649     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900213     Document Type: Article

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