A Note on the Drag of the Sea Surface at Hurricane Winds |
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| Authors: | V. K. Makin |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institude, De Bilt, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Based on the solution of the turbulent kinetic energy balance equation for the airflow in the regime of limited saturation by suspended sea-spray droplets, some experimental evidence, and simple arguments, a resistance law of the sea surface at hurricane winds is derived. It predicts the reduction of the drag coefficient for the wind speed exceeding hurricane values of 30–40 m s -1 in agreement with field data. |
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| Keywords: | Hurricane wind speeds Sea drag Sea-spray droplets. |
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