Drift velocity profiles as inferred from measurements of surface wave celerity / F.J. Ocampo-Torres and M.A. Donelan.: En13-5/91-114E-PDF

"The properties of the very thin layer (a few centimeters thick) at the top of a water body determines the mass transfer rate for most toxic anthropogenic gases. Consequently, a great deal of effort is put into measuring and understanding the mechanical properties of this layer. This paper describes a new method of estimating the velocity profile in this layer. The method uses the measured propagation speed of surface waves as a tracer of the velocity profile. It has the considerable merit that the measurements, like the waves, are referenced to the moving surface rather than a-fixed probe"--Management perspective.

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Department/Agency Canada. Environment Canada.
National Water Research Institute (Canada)
Title Drift velocity profiles as inferred from measurements of surface wave celerity / F.J. Ocampo-Torres and M.A. Donelan.
Series title NWRI contribution ; 91-114
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Title from cover.
Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-17).
Includes abstract and management perspective in English and French.
Publishing information Burlington, Ontario : National Water Research Institute = Institut national de recherche sur les eaux, [1991]
Author / Contributor Ocampo-Torres, F. J., author.
Donelan, M. A. (Mark A.), 1942- author.
Description 1 online resource (19 pages, 8 unnumbered pages) : illustrations.
Catalogue number
  • En13-5/91-114E-PDF
Subject terms Water management
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