Revisiting the definition of the drag coefficient in the marine atmospheric boundary layer

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2325-2332

  Foreman, Richard J ^a   Emeis, Stefan ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atmosphere ocean interaction; Boundary layer; Friction; Marine boundary layer; Wind shear

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FLOW REGIMES; FRICTION VELOCITY; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; HIGH WIND SPEED; LOW WIND SPEED; MARINE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS; NEW FORMS; OPEN OCEAN; OVER WATER; REANALYSIS; UPPER LIMITS; WIND SHEAR; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COASTAL ZONES; DRAG; DRAG COEFFICIENT; FRICTION; SPEED; TRIBOLOGY; TROPOSPHERE; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

AIRFLOW; BOUNDARY LAYER; DRAG COEFFICIENT; FRICTION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; WIND SHEAR; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 77958585038     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JPO4420.1     Document Type: Article

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