On the wave field generated by a variable wind |
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| Authors: | M J Manton |
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| Institution: | 1. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Sydney, The University of Sydney
, N.S.W., 2006, Australia;2. Department of Mathmatics, Monash University
, Melbourne, Australia |
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| Abstract: | AbstractBy using an empirical expression relating the rate of increase in wave energy to the local wind speed, an equation for the phase speed at the peak of the wave spectrum is derived. The solution of the equation is determined for some simple wind fields. In particular, the wave field caused by a localised storm moving steadily over an unbounded ocean is considered. It is also shown that only a small fraction of the momentum transferred from the wind into the water propagates away from a local storm area in the form of wave momentum. |
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