Superduck Marine Meteorological Experiment Data Summary: Mean Values and Turbulence Parameters.

Abstract

This report summarizes the mean values and turbulence parameters of meteorological measurements made during an experiment at Duck, NC, during Spet- Oct. 1986. The measurements were made to calculate wind stress in the nearshore area. Wind stress is a primary forcing function for nearshore waves and currents; therefore, it is an important quantity in coastal engineering. The relationship between wind stress and surface currents, wind fields, wave fields, water depths, and air-sea temperature differences are not well understood. This experiment supplied data which is useful in studying these relationships and improving our capability to predict nearshore waves and currents for coastal engineering applications. Keywords: Graphs, Tables(Data). (FR)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199748

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Long
  • Jane M. Smith
  • Jon M. Hubertz
  • M. J. Kang
  • Sethu Raman

Organizations

  • North Carolina State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • High Energy
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Data
  • Meteorological Instruments
  • Meteorology
  • North Carolina
  • Turbulence
  • Wind Stress
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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