NOTES ON THE GENERATION AND GROWTH OF OCEAN WAVES UNDER WIND ACTION
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Keywords

wind-wave generation
wave forecasting
wave energy dissipation

How to Cite

Neumann, G. (1952). NOTES ON THE GENERATION AND GROWTH OF OCEAN WAVES UNDER WIND ACTION. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(3), 7. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v3.7

Abstract

The basic problem of forecasting wind-generated waves is the development of equations which express the energy budget between wind and waves, and the derivation of physical laws governing the growth of the component wave trains. The waves can grow only in the case where the supply of energy by wind exceeds the loss of energy by friction and turbulence. Thus any attempt to calculate the growth of ocean waves under wind action requires a knowledge of the energy supply and the energy dissipation in every phase of wave development.
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