HIGH-WAVE/FREQUENCY ATTENUATION OF WIND-WAVE SPECTRA

The results are presented of a theoretical examination of high-wave-number/frequency properties of wind-wave spectra. Observations relating the first-order Gaussian structure of the sea surface are discussed. Physical nonlinearities that manifest themselves in the form of sharp crests on the sea surface, are an inherent property of developed wind-wave fields whose spectra tend to display the saturation-equilibrium type upper-limit asymptotes in the gravity-wave range. The results of the study are discussed.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Tayfun, M A
• Publication Date: 1990-5

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 381-398
• Serial:
  • Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering
  • Volume: 116
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-950X
  • EISSN: 1943-5460
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jwped5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electromagnetic spectrum; Ocean waves; Oceans; Seas; Wind
• Uncontrolled Terms: Attenuation
• Old TRIS Terms: Sea winds
• Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494273
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1990 12:00AM