Surface Fluxes and Wind-Wave Interactions in Weak Wind Conditions

Abstract

We will investigate air-sea transfer of momentum, heat, and moisture under weak wind conditions. We will focus on effects of swell on turbulence transfer since swell phase speeds can be much faster than weak wind and swell can have significant impacts on air-sea interactions. Improved understanding of wave effects on marine atmospheric turbulent fluxes under weak wind conditions will be used to modify the existing bulk aerodynamic formula for numerical models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA443939

Entities

People

  • Jielun Sun

Organizations

  • National Center for Atmospheric Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Boundary Layer
  • Coefficients
  • Flight
  • Frequency
  • Laser Altimeters
  • Layers
  • Marine Atmospheres
  • Measurement
  • Momentum
  • Observation
  • Power Spectra
  • Spectra
  • Waves
  • Wind
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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