Abstract
A case study of the air-sea drag coefficient as measured off the coast of North Carolina using a low-flying aircraft suggests that the presence of following wind swell was associated with low drag values. Shorter wave slope variance at the m and cm-scale was also depressed for these moderate wind cases. The results here are not conclusive but are consistent with recent results showing some impact of the swell and that following-wind swell is associated with the lowest drag coefficient levels.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) |
| Pages | 853-856 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 2 |
| State | Published - 2004 |
| Event | 2004 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings: Science for Society: Exploring and Managing a Changing Planet. IGARSS 2004 - Anchorage, AK, United States Duration: Sep 20 2004 → Sep 24 2004 |
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| Other | 2004 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings: Science for Society: Exploring and Managing a Changing Planet. IGARSS 2004 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Anchorage, AK |
| Period | 9/20/04 → 9/24/04 |
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- Geology
- Software
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Vandemark, D., Drennan, W. M., Sun, J., French, J. R., & Graber, H. C. (2004). Examining wind stress and wind waves in the presence of swell. In International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) (Vol. 2, pp. 853-856)