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Measurements of the damping effect of a spreading film on wind-excited sea ripples using a two-frequency radar

  • B. Fiscella
  • , P. P. Lombardini
  • , P. Trivero
  • , P. Pavese
  • , R. Cini

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Abstract

An artificial slick (1 litre) of oleic alcohol is observed with a radar system using two wave-lengths (3.2 and 9.8 cm) with the purpose of measuring the damping effect of the film on the two short gravity waves in Bragg resonance with the radar waves.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-183
Number of pages9
JournalNuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica C
Volume8
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 1985
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Physics of the ocean

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