Upward momentum transfer in the marine boundary layer

This paper focuses on the study of momentum flux between ocean and atmosphere in light winds and is based on the data collected during several field campaigns, the Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment, the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere Coupled Ocean--Atmosphere Response Experiment, and th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of physical oceanography 2001-07, Vol.31 (7), p.1698-1711
Hauptverfasser:	GRACHEV, A. A, FAIRALL, C. W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atmosphere Boundary layers Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology External geophysics Marine Momentum transfer Oceanography Oceans Physics of the oceans Sea-air exchange processes Wind
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Zusammenfassung:	This paper focuses on the study of momentum flux between ocean and atmosphere in light winds and is based on the data collected during several field campaigns, the Atlantic Stratocumulus Transition Experiment, the Tropical Ocean Global Atmosphere Coupled Ocean--Atmosphere Response Experiment, and the San Clemente Ocean Probing Experiment. Weak wind at sea is frequently accompanied by the presence of fast-traveling ocean swell, which dramatically affects momentum transfer.
ISSN:	0022-3670 1520-0485
DOI:	10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<1698:umtitm>2.0.co;2