Stokes Drift: A New Estimate - Natural Science

NS > Vol.10 No.12, December 2018

Stokes Drift: A New Estimate ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ns.2018.1012045 856 Downloads 1,951 Views Citations

Author(s)

Kern E. Kenyon

Affiliation(s)

4632 North Lane, Del Mar, CA, USA.

ABSTRACT

A new estimate of the Stokes drift is made based on a model that earlier predicted the pressure fluctuations of surface gravity waves to die away with increasing depth significantly faster than the velocity fluctuations do. At the surface, the Stokes drift is calculated to be very nearly twice the classical value of 1847. Measurements will be needed to decide which value comes closer to the truth.

KEYWORDS

Stokes Drift, New Value

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Kenyon, K. (2018) Stokes Drift: A New Estimate. Natural Science, 10, 452-454. doi: 10.4236/ns.2018.1012045.

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