Role of Ocean Waves in the Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean ... - ecmwf
Role of Ocean Waves in the Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean ... - ecmwf
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Saturation <strong>of</strong> Sea Drag<br />
Powel et al., 2003, Nature<br />
• Extensive research field s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
2003, dozens <strong>of</strong> papers<br />
• field and laboratory<br />
experiments<br />
• <strong>the</strong>ories:<br />
- spray <strong>the</strong>ories, 4 classes<br />
- hydrodynamic <strong>the</strong>ories, 2<br />
classes<br />
- <strong>in</strong>stability <strong>of</strong> ripples (KH and<br />
modulat<strong>in</strong>al)<br />
-turbulence <strong>the</strong>ory: 2D<br />
turbulence suppresses 3D<br />
vortexes<br />
- comb<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> those<br />
Drag saturates at<br />
U 10=32-33m/s
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