Open AccessDETERMINATION OF WIND STRESS (DRAG) COEFFICIENT FOR COASTAL WATERS UNDER VARIABLE METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS
Author(s) -
S.A. Hsu
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v20.22
Subject(s) - drag coefficient , environmental science , wind stress , meteorology , drag , wind speed , parametric statistics , variable (mathematics) , wind wave , marine engineering , oceanography , geology , mechanics , mathematics , geography , engineering , statistics , physics , mathematical analysis
On the basis of a parametric model of wind stress (drag) coefficient over water surfaces and related experiments, objective procedures to obtain this coefficient under variable wind and wave conditions are outlined and recommended for oceanographic applications and air-sea interaction studies. Methods for both fully and non-fully developed sea conditions are given.