Air-Sea Momentum Coupling and Radar Response at High Winds

Abstract

To determine the changes in air-sea frictional drag and normalized radar cross-section at high winds and to investigate the root causes of regime changes in the momentum coupling and the radar response.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA628779

Entities

People

  • Brian K. Haus
  • Hans C. Graber
  • Mark A. Donelan

Organizations

  • Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Bragg Scattering
  • C Band
  • Coefficients
  • Couplings
  • Data Acquisition
  • Elevation
  • Frequency
  • Gages
  • Measurement
  • Momentum
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Scattering
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Fluid Dynamics.