Wind stress distribution above complex sea states

Hubert Branger (1) , William L. Peirson (2) , William Drennan (3) , Jean-Paul Giovanangeli (1)

1 IRPHE - Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre
2 School of Civil and Environmental Engineering [Sydney]
3 APL/RSMAS - Applied Marine Physics [Miami]

A laboratory experiment was conducted to investigate the surface wind stress distribution above wind generated waves pertubed by longer mechanical waves. The results are consistent with open ocean results.

Mots clés: Interactions Océan-Atmosphère

Domaines: Physique Atmosphérique et Océanique [physics.ao-ph]

Hubert Branger, William L. Peirson, William Drennan, Jean-Paul Giovanangeli. Wind stress distribution above complex sea states. European Geosciences Union - EGU 2006 General Assembly, 2006, Vienne, Austria. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 8, 06833, 2006. ⟨hal-00083836⟩