THE INTERPRETATION OF WAVE SPECTRA IN TERMS OF THE WIND PROFILE INSTEAD OF THE WIND MEASURED AT A CONSTANT HEIGHT,

Abstract

The efect of the variation of the mean wind with height (as a function of the variously proposed drag coefficients) on the interpretation of wave spectra for fully developed seas is analyzed. It is found that this effect brings the results of Neumann, Wilson, and Moskowitz and Pierson into closer agreement. Further improvement in wave theory will depend on the solution of problems in turbulence and on more precise measurements of waves and winds at sea. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0430065

Entities

People

  • Willard J. Pierson Jr.

Organizations

  • New York University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Coefficients
  • Diffraction
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Measurement
  • Spectra
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Systems Analysis and Design