Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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... parameters . The existence of such a ' dispersion relation ' generally permits us to omit without loss of ... parameter . A relation with locally observable frequencies can be established if the fluctuations are imbedded in ...
... parameters . The existence of such a ' dispersion relation ' generally permits us to omit without loss of ... parameter . A relation with locally observable frequencies can be established if the fluctuations are imbedded in ...
Page 80
... parameter in the characterization of sea states . The Cox and Munk method in particular can be used to specify not only this parameter , but the whole spectrum of wave slopes . The reflectance of the sea surface is influenced also by ...
... parameter in the characterization of sea states . The Cox and Munk method in particular can be used to specify not only this parameter , but the whole spectrum of wave slopes . The reflectance of the sea surface is influenced also by ...
Page 128
... parameters . These parameters must be predictable functions of the wind field including the fetch of the wind and its duration . One commonly used parameter is the total local wave energy or the equivalent surface variance 2 which is ...
... parameters . These parameters must be predictable functions of the wind field including the fetch of the wind and its duration . One commonly used parameter is the total local wave energy or the equivalent surface variance 2 which is ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 41 |
RADIATION | 71 |
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advection air-sea amplitude angle approximately atmosphere average baroclinic barotropic bubbles cause changes circulation cloud components constant convection convergence Coriolis force decrease denotes diffusion direction dissipation drag coefficient eddy effect Ekman layer equation equilibrium expression flow fluctuations fluid flux Fourier frequency friction function geostrophic gravity waves group velocity height horizontal hurricane increase inertial integral interaction interface kinetic energy larger latitude linear mean mixed layer moisture molecular momentum motion observations ocean parameter perturbations phase velocity planetary boundary layer potential temperature processes propagation radiance ratio region relatively represents resulting Reynolds number Reynolds stress Rossby waves salinity scale sea surface sea water sensible heat shear specific humidity specified spectral spectrum storm term thermocline transport tropical turbulent unstable upwelling vapour pressure variable variations vector vertical viscosity vorticity wave number wavelength wind stress wind velocity yields zero дх