Spectral Development of Wind-Generated Water Waves in a Laboratory Facility,

Abstract

Research was conducted to investigate the growth of wind-generated waves on a laboratory scale. Water surface fluctuations were recorded for spectral and statistical analysis at eleven fetches and for three different wind speeds. The growth rates of individual components of the wave spectrum were examined to determine their possible functional relationship to fetch. Three distinct stages of spectral component development were observed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0754113

Entities

People

  • John P. Jacobson
  • Joseph M. Colonell

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Data Science
  • Information Science
  • Observatories
  • Research Facilities
  • Spectra
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test Facilities
  • Water Waves
  • Waves

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers