Numerical investigation of an oceanic resonant regime induced by hurricane winds

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 565-586

  Samson, Guillaume ^a,b   Giordani, Hervé ^a   Caniaux, Guy ^a   Roux, Frank ^c  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Air sea interactions; Entrainment parameterization; Hurricane propagation speed; Near inertial currents; Oceanic mixed layer; Resonant regime; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTIONS; ENTRAINMENT PARAMETERIZATION; NEAR-INERTIAL CURRENTS; OCEANIC MIXED LAYER; RESONANT REGIME; UPWELLING;

AIR ENTRAINMENT; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; KINETIC ENERGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SPEED; STORMS; WIND POWER; WIND STRESS;

HURRICANES;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ENERGY FLUX; ENTRAINMENT; GRAVITY FIELD; HEAT BUDGET; HURRICANE; HURRICANE FRANCES 2004; KINETIC ENERGY; MIXED LAYER; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; UPWELLING; WIND PROFILE; WIND STRESS;

EID: 68749119680     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-009-0203-8     Document Type: Article

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