Organizational Unit:
Meteorology and Oceanography

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1959
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1970
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In 1970, this department split into Meteorology (https://hdl.handle.net/10945/72857) and Oceanography (https://hdl.handle.net/10945/72868).
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    Some Synoptic Effects Of Long-Wave Radiation From Cloud-Top
    (Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 1968-06) Danard, Maurice B.; Meteorology and Oceanography
    Calculations with a synoptic case study show that long-wave radiative cooling tends to reduce the available potential energy, especially in the upper troposphere. Synoptic-scale precipitation amounts resulting from destabilization of clouds by long-wave cooling are computed. These range up to 1.4 mm in 12 hours. This destabilizing effect may be important in explaining the nocturnal maximum of precipitation over the sea. It may also contribute significantly to cyclone development.
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    Generation of water waves by turbulent wind flow
    (Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 1968-06) Klinedinst, Paul Richard; Green, T.; Meteorology and Oceanography
    The paper is concerned with a theoretical study of shearing flow bounded by a wavy surface with consideration of turbulent flow above the air-sea interface. Account is to be taken of turbulence in the flow through the use of Reynolds stresses associated with turbulent flow. An adaptation of the mixing length theory as applied to pipe flow is made for channel flow and the resulting mixing length versus energy relationship is incorporated in the Reynolds stress term. Finally, the rate of wave growth is calculated from the normal surface pressure in phase with the wave slope. A curvilinear coordinate system which follows with the wave train is used in order to simplify the formulation of the problem. All parameters are non-dimensionalized and the analysis is made considering a velocity profile adapted from pipe to channel flow.