Generation of water waves by turbulent wind flow
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Authors
Klinedinst, Paul Richard
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Green, T.
Date of Issue
1968-06
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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.
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
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Oceanography
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.