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Variation of the sea surface drag coefficient with wind speed

✍ Scribed by S. D. Smith; E. G. Banke

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1975
Tongue
English
Weight
532 KB
Volume
101
Category
Article
ISSN
0035-9009

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Eddy correlation measurements of wind turbulence obtained at a sand spit on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, in winds ranging from gentle breeze to strong gale force agree with other recent measurements over water. There is a significant increase in the drag coefficient with wind speed which is well described by the equation of Charnock (1955). The heat transfer coefficient is slightly lower than the drag coefficient.

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