Earth and Planetary Sciences
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New criterion predicts air-flow separation from wind waves, impacting oceanic analysis.

Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
A criterion for determining air-flow separation from wind waves
Jin Wu

Paper Summary

The study found that when wind moves over ocean waves slower than the wind's turbulence, the air separates from the waves. This separation was observed in laboratory experiments and confirmed with real ocean data.

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