Characteristics of Wind–Wave Interaction During an Intense Extratropical Cyclogenesis

• Published in: Journal of coastal research Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 1287 - 1291
• Main Authors: Hsu, S. A., Blanchard, Brian W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fort Lauderdale Coastal Education and Research Foundation (CERF) 01.09.2007; Allen Press Inc
• Subjects: Bering Sea; Bowen ratio; buoyancy length; Buoys; Cyclogenesis; Cyclones; Drag coefficient; Friction; friction velocity; gust factor; Gusts; Hurricanes; Marine; Meteorology; Ocean currents; Oceanography; RESEARCH PAPERS; roughness parameter; stability; Storms; wave age; Wave height; wave steepness; Waves; Wind; Wind speed; Wind velocity; Bering Sea; IN, Bering Sea

From November 2 to 5, 1996, an intense extratropical cyclone was near the National Data Buoy Center buoy 46035 in the Bering Sea. At the storm's extremes, the buoy measured minimum sea-level pressure (= 966.1 mbar), 10 m wind speed (= 28.2 m/s), peak gust (= 38.9 m/s), significant wave height (...