Experimental investigation of breaking criteria of deepwater wind waves under strong wind action

Applied Ocean Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 235-250

  Oh, Sang Ho ^a   Mizutani, Natsuki ^b   Suh, Kyung Duck ^c   Hashimoto, Noriaki ^d  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b OSAKA SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laboratory experiment; Particle image velocimetry; Wave breaking criteria; Wind waves

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BREAKWATERS; FLOW OF WATER; TIDE GAGES; WIND STRESS;

DEEPWATER WIND WAVES; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; WAVE BREAKING CRITERIA; WIND WAVES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BREAKWATERS; FLOW OF WATER; OCEANOGRAPHY; TIDE GAGES; WIND STRESS;

DEEP WATER; WAVE BREAKING; WIND VELOCITY; WIND WAVE;

EID: 33744911744     PISSN: 01411187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apor.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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