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Author Janssen, Peter, 1951-

Title The interaction of ocean waves and wind / Peter Janssen
Published Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Description viii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The energy balance of deep-water ocean waves -- 3. On the generation of ocean waves by wind -- 4. Nonlinear wave-wave interactions and wave dissipation -- 5. Wave forecasting and wind-wave interaction
Summary "The Interaction of Ocean Waves and Wind is the first book to describe in detail the two-way interaction between wind and ocean waves and shows how ocean waves affect weather forecasting on time scales of 5 to 90 days." "This volume will interest ocean-wave modellers, physicists and applied mathematicians, and engineers interested in shipping and coastal protection."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Digitally reprinted 2009
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online version of the print title
System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader
Mode of access: World Wide Web
Subject Winds.
Ocean waves -- Mathematical models.
Oceanography.
Wave-motion, Theory of.
Hydrodynamics.
Ocean-atmosphere interaction -- Mathematics.
Wind waves -- Mathematics.
Ocean-atmosphere interaction.
LC no. 2004045181
ISBN 0521465400 hardback