Correlation equation for the marine drag coefficient and wave steepness

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1323-1333

  Foreman, Richard J ^a   Emeis, Stefan ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Charnock; Churchill Usagi; Drag coefficient; FINO1; Ike; Katrina; Rita; Toba's 3 2 law; Wave steepness; Wave age

Indexed keywords

CHARNOCK; CHURCHILL-USAGI; FINO1; IKE; KATRINA; RITA; TOBA'S 3/2 LAW; WAVE STEEPNESS; WAVE-AGE;

ASPECT RATIO;

DRAG COEFFICIENT;

BUOY SYSTEM; CORRELATION; DEEP WATER; DRAG COEFFICIENT; HURRICANE IKE 2008; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; HURRICANE RITA 2005; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84871027903     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-012-0565-1     Document Type: Article

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