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Impacts of Ocean Waves on the Atmospheric Surface Layer: Simulations and Observations

Authors: Peter P. Sullivan; James C. McWilliams; W. K. Melville; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH BOULDER CO MESOSCALE AND MICROSCALE METEOROLOGY DIV
 
Abstract: This this award investigated surface boundary layers and air-sea interaction with theoretical and numerical research. Our long term scientific objective was to explore the nature of intermittence, coherent structures, and turbulent fluxes and their coupling in the surface layers of the marine atmospheric and oceanic planetary boundary layers (PBL). Efforts were focused on the effects of surface gravity waves on the near-surface dynamics, surface fluxes, and coupling between the atmospheric and oceanic PBLs. The final results of this work are provided in 2 journal articles and a reviewed meeting paper.

Limitations: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Description: Final rept. Dec 2006-Jan 2008
Pages: 79
Report Date: 06 JUN 2008
Contract Number: N0001406M0051, N0001400C0180
Report Number: A263284
Keywords relating to this report:
AIR WATER INTERACTIONS
ATMOSPHERES
BOUNDARY LAYER
COHERENCE
DYNAMICS
GRAVITY WAVES
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
OCEAN WAVES
SEA WATER
SURFACE WAVES
TURBULENCE
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