Wave-follower field measurements of the wind-input spectral function. Part I: Measurements and calibrations

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 799-813

  Donelan, Mark A ^a   Babanin, Alexander V ^b   Young, Ian R ^b   Banner, Michael L ^c   McCormick, Cyril ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CALIBRATION; DATA PROCESSING; MEASUREMENTS; PHASE SHIFT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; PROBES; SENSORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE WAVES; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; WAVE FOLLOWER FILED MEASUREMENTS; WIND INPUT SPECTRAL FUNCTION;

METEOROLOGY;

CALIBRATION; SURFACE PRESSURE; WIND WAVE;

EID: 27544468769     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1725.1     Document Type: Article

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