Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 110
... spectral form of the wave - energy equation , E ( k ) is replaced by the spectral density G ( k ) . Apart from this , the spectral equation reads like ( 4.37 ) except for a dimensionally different definition of the source term . The ...
... spectral form of the wave - energy equation , E ( k ) is replaced by the spectral density G ( k ) . Apart from this , the spectral equation reads like ( 4.37 ) except for a dimensionally different definition of the source term . The ...
Page 123
... spectral components was not monotonic . The amplitude of each component increased only until it occupied the position of the spectral peak . Afterwards it declined while the peak moved towards lower frequencies . The equilibrium energy ...
... spectral components was not monotonic . The amplitude of each component increased only until it occupied the position of the spectral peak . Afterwards it declined while the peak moved towards lower frequencies . The equilibrium energy ...
Page 127
... spectral peak . The resultant convergence , in wave - number space , of energy into the region of the spectral peak has been compared to the action of a maser , hence the sub - heading above . On the high - frequency side of the ...
... spectral peak . The resultant convergence , in wave - number space , of energy into the region of the spectral peak has been compared to the action of a maser , hence the sub - heading above . On the high - frequency side of the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 41 |
RADIATION | 71 |
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