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Measurements of wind velocity and pressure with a wave follower during MarsenAir pressure data are used in determining the rate of momentum transfer from wind to waves. On the basis of the wind velocity measurements, the wave-induced airflow and its coherence with waves are obtained for various wind velocities and phase speeds of the ocean waves. The pressure results suggest that momentum transfer to waves can be specified by a certain relation, which is given. The wind-velocity results suggest that the wave-induced airflow is much smaller than the mean wind speed. An empirical equation is proposed for the modulation of atmospheric transfer to short waves caused by the orbital velocity of long waves.
Document ID
19840030384
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hsiao, S. V.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Shemdim, O. H.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
November 20, 1983
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 88
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
84A13171
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-81-F-0069
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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