The statistical theory of breaking entrainment depth and surface whitecap coverage of real sea waves

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 143-161

  Yuan, Yeli ^a   Han, Lei ^a   Hua, Feng ^a   Zhang, Shuwen ^b   Qiao, Fangli ^a   Yang, Yongzeng ^a   Xia, Changshui ^a  

^a FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EXPRESSIONS; FORMATION MODELS; MODEL CONSTANTS; REAL SEAS; SEA WAVES; STATISTICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL THEORIES; SURFACE WIND VELOCITIES; WAVE-BREAKING; WHITECAP COVERAGES; WIND SPEED;

OCEANOGRAPHY; WATER WAVES;

SEAWATER;

BREAKING WAVE; ENTRAINMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; THEORETICAL STUDY; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE MODELING; WIND VELOCITY; WIND WAVE;

EID: 65549152223     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JPO3944.1     Document Type: Article

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