Energy dissipation of wind-generated waves and whitecap coverage

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Hwang, Paul A ^a   Sletten, Mark A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; PARAMETERIZATION; WATER WAVES; WIND;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; WAVE HEIGHT; WIND VELOCITY; WIND WAVE;

EID: 42549152784     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004277     Document Type: Article

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