FROUDE NUMBER SCALING OF WIND-STRESS COEFFICIENTS - A CORRELATION FOR WIND-STRESSES DETERMINED AT ALL FETCHES.

Abstract

Following the verification of the logarithmic nature of the wind profile and the establishment of a nondimensional expression relating the shear velocity and surface roughness, a Froude number is proposed for scaling the wind-stress at the air-water interface. A correlation curve for wind stresses determined at all fetches is presented and is shown to correlate successfully the available data compiled from 42 independent investigations consisting of 12 laboratory studies and 30 oceanic observations. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0674373

Entities

People

  • Jin Wu

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Froude Number
  • Observation
  • Physical Properties
  • Roughness
  • Stresses
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Roughness
  • Verification
  • Wind Stress

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.