The growth rate of finite depth wind-generated waves

Abstract

Fetch limited wind wave experiments traditionally investigate the growth of wave energy with distance from shore. [Donelan, M., Skafel, M., Graber, H., Liu, P., Schwab, D., Venkatesh, S., 1992. On the growth rate of wind-generated waves, Atmos.-Ocean 30, 457-478], have, however, shown that for deep water conditions it is advantageous to investigate the differential growth between points located along the fetch. Based on the extensive data set collected by [Young, I.R., Verhagen, L.A., 1996a. The growth of fetch limited waves in water of finite depth, Part I: Total energy and peak frequency, Coastal Eng. 28, 47-78], this approach has been extended to finite depth conditions. The data clearly ..