Spray-mediated enthalpy flux to the atmosphere and salt flux to the ocean in high winds

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 608-619

  Andreas, Edgar L ^a  

^a NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-SEA INTERFACE; BUOYANCY FLUXES; ENTHALPY FLUXES; EQUILIBRIUM TEMPERATURES; FAST ALGORITHMS; FRESHWATER FLUXES; HIGH WINDS; INTENSITY CHANGE; INTERFACIAL PROCESS; INTERFACIAL TRANSFER; LARGE-SCALE MODELS; MICROPHYSICAL MODELS; NEAR-SURFACE WINDS; OCEAN-ATMOSPHERE MODELS; PARAMETERIZED; PURE WATER; SALT FLUX; SEA SPRAY; SPRAY DROPLET; STORM INTENSITY; STORM WIND; SURFACE OCEAN; TRANSFER ENTHALPY; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

DROP FORMATION; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; ENTHALPY; OCEANOGRAPHY; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND;

PHASE INTERFACES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENTHALPY; STORM; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 77953249140     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JPO4232.1     Document Type: Article

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