TITLE:
Stokes Drift: A New Estimate
AUTHORS:
Kern E. Kenyon
KEYWORDS:
Stokes Drift, New Value
JOURNAL NAME:
Natural Science,
Vol.10 No.12,
December
14,
2018
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.