Surface Fluxes and Wind-Wave Interactions in Weak Wind Conditions

Abstract

We will investigate a number of factors on air-sea transfer of momentum, heat, and moisture under weak wind conditions. We will focus on important impacts of swell amplitude and propagation direction and influences of large atmospheric eddies on turbulence transfer. Improved understanding of the various influences on surface fluxes under weak wind conditions will be used to modify the existing bulk aerodynamic formula.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA628145

Entities

People

  • Jielun Sun

Organizations

  • National Center for Atmospheric Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Amplitude
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Directional
  • Flight Speeds
  • Information Operations
  • Laser Altimeters
  • Measurement
  • Moisture
  • Momentum
  • Momentum Transfer
  • Physical Properties
  • Spectra
  • Turbulence
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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