Drag coefficients derived from ocean current and temperature profiles at high wind speeds

Zhongshui Zou; Dongliang Zhao; Jiwei Tian; Bin Liu; Jian Huang

doi:10.1080/16000870.2018.1463805

Drag coefficients derived from ocean current and temperature profiles at high wind speeds

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By: Zhongshui Zou, Dongliang Zhao, Jiwei Tian, Bin Liu and Jian Huang

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/16000870.2018.1463805 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

Page range: 1463805 - 1463805

Submitted on: Dec 22, 2016

Accepted on: Apr 3, 2018

Published on: Jan 1, 2018

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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Keywords:

drag coefficient,

ocean current profile,

subsurface buoy,

typhoon,

wind stress

© 2018 Zhongshui Zou, Dongliang Zhao, Jiwei Tian, Bin Liu, Jian Huang, published by Stockholm University Press
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