Naval Postgraduate School
Dudley Knox Library
NPS Dudley Knox Library
View Item 
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
  • View Item
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
  • View Item
  • How to search in Calhoun
  • My Accounts
  • Ask a Librarian
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Browse

All of CalhounCollectionsThis Collection

My Account

LoginRegister

Statistics

Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

Kinematics under wind waves

Thumbnail
Download
Iconkinematicsunderw00abre.pdf (4.360Mb)
Download Record
Download to EndNote/RefMan (RIS)
Download to BibTex
Author
Abreu, Manuel P.
Date
1989-09
Advisor
Thornton, Edward B.
Stanton, T.P.
Second Reader
Stanton, T.P.
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
The ocean near surface kinematics were measured as part of the SAXON experiment during the period from 5 to 14 October 1988. A growing wave field due to a passing front with winds up to 17 ms'^ occurred during the first 5 days. A wide range of wind forcing and wave conditions occured during the measurement period. Two orthogonal components of the horizontal velocity were measured using an electromagnetic current meter. The wave directional field was measured using a high resolution 2 meter square slope array. The classical Longuet-Higgins et al (1963) method of computing directional wave spectra and the new exact Fourier coefficients representation method (Grauzinis, 1989) are used to compute directional wave spectra. The new method of computing directional wave spectra, which represents bi-modal distributions of wave energy exactly matching the measured Fourier coefficients to second order, demonstrated improved performance over the classical technique. Phase functions between the sea surface elevation and horizontal velocity components compared well with the results predicted by Unear wave theory. The coherence function of the horizontal velocity components and the sea surface elevation confirmed the dependence on the wave field directivity. Spectra of the sea surface elevation computed from pressure and horizontal velocity data compared well using linear theory transfer functions.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10945/27115
Collections
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items

Related items

Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

  • Thumbnail

    Power spectra of geomagnetic fluctuations between 0.02 and 20 Hz 

    Beard, Michael Wayne (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1981-12);
    Fluctuations of the East-West component of the Earth's geomagnetic field were measured at a remote land site. The resulting data were transmitted by a solar powered telemetry system to the Naval Postgraduate School at ...
  • Thumbnail

    Normalized spectra of turbulent fluctuations over ocean waves 

    Stricker, Robert John (Monterey, California: U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, 1973-03);
    Spectral and cospectral analyses are performed on turbulence data obtained over natural ocean waves during BOMEX. Results are obtained for normalized spectra and cospectra. Significant scatter is observed throughout the ...
  • Thumbnail

    Observed kinematics of waves in the surf zone 

    Constantian, Richard K. (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1999-03);
    The observed kinematics of waves in the surf zone is examined with extensive measurements from the DUCK94 experiment. Field data used in the study were obtained from vertical stacks of bi-directional current meters and a ...
NPS Dudley Knox LibraryDUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY
Feedback

411 Dyer Rd. Bldg. 339
Monterey, CA 93943
circdesk@nps.edu
(831) 656-2947
DSN 756-2947

    Federal Depository Library      


Start Your Research

Research Guides
Academic Writing
Ask a Librarian
Copyright at NPS
Graduate Writing Center
How to Cite
Library Liaisons
Research Tools
Thesis Processing Office

Find & Download

Databases List
Articles, Books & More
NPS Theses
NPS Faculty Publications: Calhoun
Journal Titles
Course Reserves

Use the Library

My Accounts
Request Article or Book
Borrow, Renew, Return
Tech Help
Remote Access
Workshops & Tours

For Faculty & Researchers
For International Students
For Alumni

Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
Rooms & Study Spaces
Floor Map
Computers & Software
Adapters, Lockers & More

Collections

NPS Archive: Calhoun
Restricted Resources
Special Collections & Archives
Federal Depository
Homeland Security Digital Library

About

Hours
Library Staff
About Us
Special Exhibits
Policies
Our Affiliates
Visit Us

NPS-Licensed Resources—Terms & Conditions
Copyright Notice

Naval Postgraduate School

Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943
Driving Directions | Campus Map

This is an official U.S. Navy Website |  Please read our Privacy Policy Notice  |  FOIA |  Section 508 |  No FEAR Act |  Whistleblower Protection |  Copyright and Accessibility |  Contact Webmaster

Export search results

The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

A logged-in user can export up to 15000 items. If you're not logged in, you can export no more than 500 items.

To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.