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How does the wind generate waves?

Nick Pizzo, Luc Deike, Alex Ayet

2021Physics Today56 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Although the question is a classical problem, the details of how wind transfers energy to waves at the ocean surface remain elusive.

Topics & Concepts

Environmental scienceMeteorologyPhysicsGeophysicsMechanicsOcean Waves and Remote SensingOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
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