Wave breaking dissipation observed with "swift" drifters

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1866-1882

  Thomson, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic measurements effects; Atmosphere ocean interaction; Data processing; In situ atmospheric observations; Instrumentation sensors; Surface observations

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN INTERACTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS; INSTRUMENTATION/SENSORS; SURFACE OBSERVATION;

DATA PROCESSING; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OCEANOGRAPHY; SURFACE WAVES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER LEVELS; WATER WAVES;

VELOCITY;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; DATA PROCESSING; DRIFTER; OCEAN WAVE; SONAR; TURBULENCE; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 84872225502     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00018.1     Document Type: Article

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