Air-Sea Momentum Flux at High Sea States

提供了一种新的包括破浪增强阻力在内的高海况海气动量通量模型。这项工作的中心假设是动量通量是非破碎波的贡献（通过积分每个正弦分量的波阻力来估计），破碎波的贡献（通过积分每单位长度的破碎波峰的阻力来估计）以及表面摩擦的总和。现场和实验室观测将用于测试该模型。模型中的参数将被调整，以表示真实的开放海面波浪谱和破碎波统计。

HaraFunding is provided to develop a new model of air-sea momentum flux at high sea states including the enhanced drag by breaking waves. The central hypothesis for the work is that the momentum flux is a sum of the contribution by non-breaking waves (estimated by integrating the wave drag due to each sinusoidal component), the contribution from breaking waves (estimated by integrating the drag per unit length of breaking wave crests), as well as skin friction. Both filed and laboratory observations will be used to test the model. The parameters in the model will be adjusted to represent realistic open ocean surface wave spectra and breaking wave statistics.