Wind profile and drag coefficient over mature ocean surface wave spectra

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2345-2358

  Hara, Tetsu ^a   Belcher, Stephen E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; DRAG; KINETIC ENERGY; SURFACE WAVES; WATER WAVE EFFECTS; WIND EFFECTS;

CHARNOCK COEFFICIENT; DRAG COEFFICIENTS; MOMENTUM CONSERVATION; WAVE BOUNDARY LAYER;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; DRAG COEFFICIENT; SEA SURFACE; WAVE SPECTRUM; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 3042820731     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2633.1     Document Type: Article

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