Effects of Rain and Wind on Sea Surface Wave Slopes in Hurricanes

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Authors

Brian Butterworth · Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Jacob Davis · University of Washington

Gijs de Boer · Brookhaven National Laboratory

C. W. Fairall · NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory

Isabel Houghton · Sofar (Italy)

Ivan PopStefanija · ProSensing (United States)

Elizabeth Thompson

Abstract

Sea surface mean square slope and rain rate measurements from the NOAA Wide Swath Radar Altimeter (WSRA) were used to investigate the impact of both wind speed and rain on the ocean surface during tropical cyclones. Data were collected from the NOAA W

Topics & Keywords

Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions Earthquake and Tsunami Effects

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

DOI: 10.22541/essoar.175308870.00696487/v1

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