Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 103
... phase and group velocities The component phase velocity has the same direction as the wave- number vector k . Its magnitude c = w / k in deep water can be derived from eqn ( 4.12 ) : = - ω 9 * k ω - g 13 k * ( 4.16 ) For long waves ...
... phase and group velocities The component phase velocity has the same direction as the wave- number vector k . Its magnitude c = w / k in deep water can be derived from eqn ( 4.12 ) : = - ω 9 * k ω - g 13 k * ( 4.16 ) For long waves ...
Page 104
... velocity of pure gravity waves ( g = g ) in deep water ( D → ∞ ) is simply half the phase velocity . In very shallow water ( 2kD < 1 ) the group and phase velocities of gravity waves become identical — a conclusion that also is ...
... velocity of pure gravity waves ( g = g ) in deep water ( D → ∞ ) is simply half the phase velocity . In very shallow water ( 2kD < 1 ) the group and phase velocities of gravity waves become identical — a conclusion that also is ...
Page 119
... phase velocity . The wave is assumed to travel downwind ( α = 0 ) . Above a critical or matched level ze where U ( z ) -c = 0 , the air overtakes the observer ; it would appear to move in the opposite direction below . The flow is ...
... phase velocity . The wave is assumed to travel downwind ( α = 0 ) . Above a critical or matched level ze where U ( z ) -c = 0 , the air overtakes the observer ; it would appear to move in the opposite direction below . The flow is ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 42 |
SURFACE WAVES | 98 |
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