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| Title: | WHITECAPS: EFFECTS OF WAVE AGE AND AIR STABILITY | |
| DOI No: | 10.1142/9789812709554_0020 | |
| Source: | COASTAL ENGINEERING 2006 (pp 227-237) | |
| Author(s): | Dag Myrhaug
Department of Marine Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway Lars Erik Holmedal Department of Marine Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway Olav H. Slaattelid Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute, NO-7450, Trondheim, Norway |
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| Abstract: | The paper considers the effects of wave age and air stability on whitecaps at sea. This is made by using the logarithmic mean wind velocity profile including a stability function as well as adopting a recent wave age dependent sea surface roughness formula. The results are valid for wind waves in local equilibrium with the steady wind. An example of results demonstrates clear effects of wave age and air stability on whitecaps. | |
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