Abstract
Based on laboratory studies of wind-wave interactions, a criterion for determining air-flow separation from wind waves is proposed. The air separates from waves having a phase velocity less than the shear velocity, which characterizes the turbulent wind field. The successful application of this criterion to the analysis of oceanic data is herewith demonstrated.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v21i5.10139 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 707 - 714
Submitted on: Jan 14, 1969
Published on: Jan 1, 1969
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1969 Jin Wu, published by Stockholm University Press
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