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Dec 31, 2015
Wind-Induced Water Surface Set-Up and Drift Currents
Authors: Frederick L. W. Tang, Jin Wu, Charles C. C. Chang, and Shan-Hwei OuAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Coastal Engineering 1978
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A systematic experiment to study the wind-induced flow phenomena was conducted in a laboratory tank. The results are related to the wind friction velocity and subsequently scaled for applications at various fetches under different wind velocities. The wind-stress coefficients are found to be well scaled by the Froude number. The bottom friction is measured with an effective shear gauge. The ratios between the bottom stress and the wind stress are obtained. The complete profiles of wind drift current are measured under various wind velocities. A tentative distribution of drift currents in the whole water depth is proposed. The results from the experiment are used to examine the wind-induced flow phenomena in a closed basin.
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Coastal Engineering 1978
Pages: 841 - 858
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© 1978 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Frederick L. W. Tang
Professor, Dept. of Hydraulic Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 700, Republic of China
Jin Wu
Professor, College of Marine Studies and Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19711, U.S.A.
Charles C. C. Chang
Chief Engineer, Taichung Harbour Bureau, Taichung, Taiwan 435, Republic of China
Shan-Hwei Ou
Visitor, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii; formerly, Associate Professor, Dept. of Hydraulic Engineering, Nationtional Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 700, Republic of China
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