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Wind Sea

Wind Sea is a sea state characterized by waves that are actively generated and sustained by local winds, distinguished from swell by its direct dependence on the contemporaneous wind forcing within the same region.

215

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15.3K

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496

Authors

249

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2017–2026

61

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Publications

215

A proposed spectral form for fully developed wind seas based on the similarity theory of S. A. Kitaigorodskii

Willard J. Pierson, Lionel I. Moskowitz · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1964 · 2.7K citations

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Quasi-linear Theory of Wind-Wave Generation Applied to Wave Forecasting

Peter A. E. M. Janssen · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1991 · 928 citations

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Wave-Induced Stress and the Drag of Air Flow over Sea Waves

Peter A. E. M. Janssen · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1989 · 600 citations · Full text

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A Global View on the Wind Sea and Swell Climate and Variability from ERA-40

Álvaro Semedo, Kay Sušelj, Anna Rutgersson et al. · Journal of Climate · 2010 · 478 citations · Full text

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A Parametric Wave Prediction Model

Klaus Hasselmann, W. Sell, D. B. Ross et al. · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1976 · 452 citations · Full text

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Authors

496

  1. PA
    Paul A. Hwang

    United States Naval Research Laboratory, United States

    9 publications · 392 citations

    10

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  2. EM
    Elzbieta M. Bitner‐Gregersen

    DNV (Norway), Norway

    6 publications · 149 citations

    7

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  3. PA
    Peter A. E. M. Janssen

    European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 1.7K citations

    7

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  4. FJ
    Francisco J. Ocampo‐Torres

    Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Mexico

    7 publications · 514 citations

    7

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  5. HG
    Héctor García–Nava

    Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Mexico

    6 publications · 259 citations

    6

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1–5 of 496

Institutions

249

  1. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

    De Bilt, The Netherlands

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    2.5K citations

  3. National Institute of Oceanography

    Panjim, India

    9 h-index

    31 publications

    1.7K citations

  4. Norwegian Meteorological Institute

    Oslo, Norway

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    606 citations

  5. United States Naval Research Laboratory

    Washington, United States

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    317 citations

  6. Institute of Oceanology. PP Shirshov Russian Academy of Sciences

    Moscow, Russia

    8 h-index

    12 publications

    1K citations

  7. Ifremer

    Brest, France

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    912 citations

  8. Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada

    Ensenada, Mexico

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    857 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    26 publications · 3.4K citations

    20

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 17 publications · 4K citations

    15

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  3. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

    13 publications · 1.5K citations

    12

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  4. Ocean Engineering

    7 publications · 217 citations

    9

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  5. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    6 publications · 306 citations

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