Relationship of oceanic whitecap coverage to wind speed and wind history

H. Callaghan, Adrian; de Leeuw, Gerrit; H. Cohen, Leo; O’Dowd, Colin

doi:10.1029/2008gl036165

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Relationship of oceanic whitecap coverage to wind speed and wind history

Published in Geophysical Research Letters • Dec 1, 2008

Authors:

Adrian H. Callaghan

Gerrit de Leeuw

Leo H. Cohen

Abstract

Sea surface images obtained during the 2006 Marine Aerosol Production (MAP) campaign in the North East Atlantic were analysed for values of percentage whitecap coverage ( W ). Values of W are presented for wind speeds up to circa 23 m s −1 . The W data were divided into two overlapping groups and a ...

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Wind speed

Maximum sustained wind

Wind gradient

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