Ocean Ripples: Their Generation and Modulation

P.I.将使用开发并成功用于实验室波浪研究的光学扫描仪来研究海洋中的涟漪。在这个项目中，该装置将在野外条件下用于测量海-气界面的统计特性。这些将被用来研究海洋涟漪的产生、调制、消散和抑制的机制和过程。由此得到的信息将有助于了解海气相互作用本身，以及用于遥感测量海浪和风特征的雷达回波。

The P.I. will study ripples in the ocean using an optical scanner which was developed and successfully used for laboratory wave studies. In this project, the device will be used in field conditions to make measurements of the statistical properties of the air-sea interface. These will be used to address the mechanisms and processes of production, modulation, dissipation, and suppression of the ocean ripples. The resulting information will be useful for understanding air- sea interaction per se, as well as the radar return used in remote sensing for measuring wave and wind characteristics.