Title: On The Fraction of Wind Momentum Retained by Waves
Abstract: The fraction of the momentum or energy transfer across the air-water interface which remains in the wave field is a crucial parameter in many wave prediction models. In this paper, direct measurements of the air-water momentum transfer coupled with wave spectra measured at several fetches provide estimates of this parameter. Both laboratory and field measurements are used to provide a wide range of conditions. It is found that the fraction of momentum remaining in the wave field can be as much as 1/4 of the total transferred locally across the air-water interface, and is largely dependent on the wave age.
Publication Year: 1979
Publication Date: 1979-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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