Abstract
We show that in the energy balance in the wind-driven sea the process of four-wave nonlinear interaction plays the leading role. This process surpasses competing mechanisms-input energy from wind and dissipation of energy due to white capping at least in order of magnitude. This result is supported by analytical calculations and numerical simulations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1440-1444 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Doklady Earth Sciences |
Volume | 440 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences