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Wind-generated Surface Waves

Wind-Generated Surface Waves is a geophysical phenomenon characterized as a class of surface gravity waves whose formation and development on the ocean surface are directly driven by the transfer of momentum from wind through turbulent air-sea interaction.

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Publications

461

On the generation of surface waves by shear flows

John W. Miles · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1957 · 1.5K citations

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On the non-linear energy transfer in a gravity-wave spectrum Part 1. General theory

Klaus Hasselmann · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1962 · 1.4K citations

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Spectral and statistical properties of the equilibrium range in wind-generated gravity waves

O. M. Phillips · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1985 · 940 citations

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On the generation of waves by turbulent wind

O. M. Phillips · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1957 · 841 citations

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A relationship between wind stress and wave slope

William J. Plant · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1982 · 543 citations

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Authors

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  1. VK
    Vladimir Kudryavtsev

    Russian State Hydrometeorological University, Russia

    9 publications · 400 citations

    9

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  2. FV
    Fabrice Véron

    University of Delaware, United States

    8 publications · 556 citations

    8

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  3. OM
    O. M. Phillips

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    8 publications · 2.4K citations

    8

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  4. HM
    Hisashi Mitsuyasu

    Kyushu University, Japan

    7 publications · 490 citations

    7

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  5. AV
    Alexander V. Babanin

    Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

    7 publications · 641 citations

    7

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Institutions

454

  1. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    15 h-index

    30 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    14 h-index

    45 publications

    1.6K citations

  3. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    13 h-index

    24 publications

    1.3K citations

  4. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    11 h-index

    22 publications

    1K citations

  5. United States Naval Research Laboratory

    Washington, United States

    10 h-index

    19 publications

    1K citations

  6. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    2.2K citations

  7. Russian State Hydrometeorological University

    Saint Petersburg, Russia

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    258 citations

  8. Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

    De Bilt, The Netherlands

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    322 citations

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  1. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    61 publications · 9.3K citations

    36

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 46 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    45 publications · 2.9K citations

    29

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  4. Coastal Engineering

    11 publications · 321 citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

    8 publications · 374 citations

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