Turbulence spectra in the wind immediately over a water surface
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Authors
Phelps, George Thomas
Slayman, Kelson Edward
Subjects
Turbulence spectra
Water waves
Wind generated water waves
Air/sea interaction
Air/sea interface
Water waves
Wind generated water waves
Air/sea interaction
Air/sea interface
Advisors
Green, Theodore III
Date of Issue
1967-06
Date
June 1967
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
In order to understand more fully the wind generation of water waves, the oceanographer should have a better knowledge of the turbulence structure of the wind field immediately above a water surface. Measurements of atmospheric turbulence about three inches above the surface of a lake, using a hot-wire anemometer, were made. The analog signals were recorded as DC voltages on a magnetic tape recorder. The analog data were converted to digital form to permit subsequent computation of power spectral densities using a high-speed digital computer. Average power spectral densities from 0 to 20, 0 to 500, and 0 to 1000 cps, respectively, are presented.
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Thesis
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Meteorology and Oceanography
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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.