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Wind Stress
Revision as of 17:53, 24 April 2020 by Luckygirl001 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "When wind blows over the open water, it exerts a shear stress at the water surface that transfers horizontal momentum vertically downward across the air–sea interface, drivi...")
When wind blows over the open water, it exerts a shear stress at the water surface that transfers horizontal momentum vertically downward across the air–sea interface, driving the upper-ocean circulation, non-tidal sea surface elevation fluctuation, and formation of the surface wind waves. Thus, an accurate estimate of the surface wind stress is crucial to atmospheric, storm surge, and wave modeling.