The depth-dependent current and wave interaction equations: A revision

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2587-2596

  Mellor, George L ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEAN VELOCITIES; MOMENTUM EQUATIONS; OCEAN CIRCULATION MODELS; ON TIME; SURFACE WIND STRESS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RADIATIONS; WATER COLUMNS; WAVE ACTIONS; WAVE ENERGIES; WAVE FREQUENCIES; WAVE INTERACTIONS; WAVE NUMBERS; WAVE VELOCITIES; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTIONS;

OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; SURFACE WAVES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WIND STRESS;

WAVE EQUATIONS;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; SURFACE WAVE; WATER COLUMN; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE EQUATION; WAVE VELOCITY; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION; WIND STRESS;

EID: 65549094043     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JPO3971.1     Document Type: Article

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