Modeling Whitecap Fraction with a Wave ModelSource: Journal of Physical Oceanography:;2015:;Volume( 046 ):;issue: 003::page 887Author:Scanlon, Brian
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Breivik, Øyvind
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Bidlot, Jean-Raymond
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Janssen, Peter A. E. M.
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Callaghan, Adrian H.
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Ward, Brian
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-15-0158.1Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: igh-resolution measurements of actively breaking whitecap fraction (WFA) and total whitecap fraction (WFT) from the Knorr11 field experiment in the Atlantic Ocean are compared with estimates of whitecap fraction modeled from the dissipation source term of the ECMWF wave model. The results reveal a strong linear relationship between model results and observed measurements. This indicates that the wave model dissipation is an accurate estimate of total whitecap fraction. The study also reveals that the dissipation source term is more closely related to WFA than WFT, which includes the additional contribution from maturing (stage B) whitecaps.
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| contributor author | Scanlon, Brian | |
| contributor author | Breivik, Øyvind | |
| contributor author | Bidlot, Jean-Raymond | |
| contributor author | Janssen, Peter A. E. M. | |
| contributor author | Callaghan, Adrian H. | |
| contributor author | Ward, Brian | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T17:21:44Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T17:21:44Z | |
| date copyright | 2016/03/01 | |
| date issued | 2015 | |
| identifier issn | 0022-3670 | |
| identifier other | ams-83821.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4227088 | |
| description abstract | igh-resolution measurements of actively breaking whitecap fraction (WFA) and total whitecap fraction (WFT) from the Knorr11 field experiment in the Atlantic Ocean are compared with estimates of whitecap fraction modeled from the dissipation source term of the ECMWF wave model. The results reveal a strong linear relationship between model results and observed measurements. This indicates that the wave model dissipation is an accurate estimate of total whitecap fraction. The study also reveals that the dissipation source term is more closely related to WFA than WFT, which includes the additional contribution from maturing (stage B) whitecaps. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | Modeling Whitecap Fraction with a Wave Model | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 46 | |
| journal issue | 3 | |
| journal title | Journal of Physical Oceanography | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/JPO-D-15-0158.1 | |
| journal fristpage | 887 | |
| journal lastpage | 894 | |
| tree | Journal of Physical Oceanography:;2015:;Volume( 046 ):;issue: 003 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext |