Abstract: In the continuous frequency spectrum of wind-generated water waves Fourier components have different origins. At a particular frequency, some will be harmonies resulting from the nonlinear profiles of lower frequency waves, ...

Abstract: Bouwa has given a discussion of a severe storm in the southern North Sea, on 3 January 1976 near Texel, one of the Friesian islands. This storm was characterized by a remarkable steadiness of wind and wave parameters. The ...

Abstract: One of the important characteristics of an anemometer is its spatial resolution. A three-dimensional generalization is given of a method to calculate the transfer function as a function of the wavenumber, devised by Kaimal ...

Abstract: We consider the energy transfer equation for well-developed ocean waves under the influence of wind, and study the conditions for the existence of an equilibrium solution in which wind input, wave-wave interaction and ...

Abstract: There are indications that the mean significant wave height at Seven Stones Light Vessel has increased in the period 1960?85. This is of considerable interest for the design of offshore structures and for coastal defense. ...

Abstract: The surface-drag coefficients of two versions of the ECMWF's atmosphere?wave model are compared with those of uncoupled model versions and with those of inertial-dissipation measurements in the open ocean made by the RRS ...