Bubbles generated from wind-steepened breaking waves: 2. Bubble plumes, bubbles, and wave characteristics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Leifer, Ira ^a   Caulliez, Guillemette ^b   de Leeuw, Gerrit ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DENSITY (OPTICAL); THERMAL PLUMES; WATER WAVE EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS;

BREAKING WAVE; BUBBLE; PLUME; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE-WAVE INTERACTION; WIND TUNNEL; WIND WAVE;

EID: 84921555972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002676     Document Type: Article

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