Meteorological and Wave Measurements from a Stable Research Platform at Sea
Abstract
The objective summarizing this effort is to develop a phase-resolved description of the structure and dynamics of the marine atmospheric boundary layer that will be suitable to incorporate in models for short-term wave prediction. Such description should account for all the mechanisms responsible for wind-wave energy transfer. The mechanisms proposed so far fall into these broad categories: (i) random (Langevin's) force mechanism; (ii) wave--mean-flow interaction mechanism; (iii) wave-turbulence interaction mechanism; (iv) nonlinear mechanisms, including sheltering and flow separation. So far, only the wave--mean-flow interaction mechanism has been identified as active in field observations (Hristov et al., 2003). Achieving the formulated goal requires that we identify all the active mechanisms in observational data and quantify their contributions to the wind-wave growth.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA572627
Entities
People
- Tihomir Hristov
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University