Title :
Observation on modulation of short wind waves
Author_Institution :
Scripps Instn. of Oceanogr., California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
Modulation of the propagation of short wind waves by the dominant long wind wave components is investigated in a laboratory experiment. The theoretical predictions are confirmed by the observed three dimensional frequency-wavenumber spectra of short waves.
Keywords :
gravity waves; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; wind; long wind wave components; short wind waves modulation; short wind waves propagation; three dimensional frequency wavenumber spectra; Backscatter; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Laboratories; Oceans; Optical imaging; Optical surface waves; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294555
