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Wind stress on a water surface: Measurements at low wind speeds with the aid of surface films

✍ Scribed by R. G. Vines

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1959
Tongue: English
Weight: 249 KB
Volume: 85
Category: Article
ISSN: 0035-9009
DOI: 10.1002/qj.49708536409

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Abstract

A monolayer on a water surface is affected by the action of wind, and retracts until the wind drag is counter‐balanced by the opposing surface pressure gradient. This effect has been used to determine the shearing stress on water at low wind speeds. Estimates of the drag coefficient have been obtained.

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