Abstract: It is shown that a simple relation, E* = 5.1 ? 10?2 σm*?3 for describing the conditions of growing wind waves, is supported by various available data, where E* = g2E/u*4 is dimensionless energy. σm* = u*σm/g the dimensionless ...

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Abstract: The subtropics mode water (STMW) in the North Pacific Ocean has been investigated based on the data of long-term observations along the 137°E meridian, which have been performed by the Japan Meteorological Agency since ...

Abstract: Continuous time series of wind profiles and wind waves under growing conditions, recorded at Shirahama Oceanographic Tower Station and discussed by Kawai, Okada and Toba, have been reanalysed for this study of the response ...

Abstract: Temporal evolution and spectral structure of sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in the North Pacific over the last 37 years are investigated on the three characteristic time scales: shorter than 24 months (HF), 24?60 ...

Abstract: Distribution of the wind stress over the oceans is usually estimated by using a bulk formula. It contains the squared 10-m wind speed multiplied by the drag coefficient, which has been assumed in many cases to be a weak ...