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050 0 0 _aGC190.2
_b.J36 2004
082 0 0 _a551.46/3
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100 1 _aJanssen, Peter,
_d1951-
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe interaction of ocean waves and wind /
_cPeter Janssen.
246 3 _aThe Interaction of Ocean Waves & Wind
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2004.
300 _a1 online resource (viii, 300 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aThis book was published in 2004. The Interaction of Ocean Waves and Wind describes in detail the two-way interaction between wind and ocean waves and shows how ocean waves affect weather forecasting on timescales of 5 to 90 days. Winds generate ocean waves, but at the same time airflow is modified due to the loss of energy and momentum to the waves; thus, momentum loss from the atmosphere to the ocean depends on the state of the waves. This volume discusses ocean wave evolution according to the energy balance equation. An extensive overview of nonlinear transfer is given, and as a by-product the role of four-wave interactions in the generation of extreme events, such as freak waves, is discussed. Effects on ocean circulation are described. Coupled ocean-wave, atmosphere modelling gives improved weather and wave forecasts. This volume will interest ocean wave modellers, physicists and applied mathematicians, and engineers interested in shipping and coastal protection.
650 0 _aOcean-atmosphere interaction.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521465403
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511525018
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