Year |
Citation |
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2015 |
Banfield D, Donelan M, Cavaleri L. Winds, waves and shorelines from ancient martian seas Icarus. 250: 368-383. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2014.12.001 |
0.72 |
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2015 |
Suzuki N, Donelan MA, Komori S, Takagaki N. Estimation of the global air–sea CO2 gas flux considering wave breaking Journal of Oceanography. 71: 199-204. DOI: 10.1007/s10872-015-0271-y |
0.72 |
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2015 |
Donelan M, Babanin A, Sanina E, Chalikov D. A comparison of methods for estimating directional spectra of surface waves Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans. 120: 5040-5053. DOI: 10.1002/2015JC010808 |
0.72 |
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2014 |
Soloviev AV, Lukas R, Donelan MA, Haus BK, Ginis I. The air-sea interface and surface stress under tropical cyclones. Scientific Reports. 4: 5306. PMID 24930493 DOI: 10.1038/srep05306 |
0.72 |
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2013 |
Chen SS, Zhao W, Donelan MA, Tolman HL. Directional wind-wave coupling in fully coupled atmosphere-wave-ocean models: Results from CBLAST-hurricane Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 70: 3198-3215. DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0157.1 |
0.72 |
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2013 |
Hayes AG, Lorenz RD, Donelan MA, Manga M, Lunine JI, Schneider T, Lamb MP, Mitchell JM, Fischer WW, Graves SD, Tolman HL, Aharonson O, Encrenaz PJ, Ventura B, Casarano D, et al. Wind driven capillary-gravity waves on Titan's lakes: Hard to detect or non-existent? Icarus. 225: 403-412. DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2013.04.004 |
0.72 |
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2013 |
Curcic M, Kim E, Manuel L, Chen S, Donelan M, Michalakes J. Coupled atmosphere-wave-ocean modeling to characterize hurricane load cases for offshore wind turbines 51st Aiaa Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition 2013. |
0.72 |
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2012 |
Jeong D, Haus BK, Donelan MA. Enthalpy transfer across the air-water interface in high winds including spray Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 69: 2733-2748. DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-11-0260.1 |
0.72 |
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2012 |
Donelan MA, Curcic M, Chen SS, Magnusson AK. Modeling waves and wind stress Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 117. DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007787 |
0.72 |
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2011 |
Toffoli A, Babanin AV, Donelan MA, Haus BK, Jeong D. Estimating sea spray volume with a laser altimeter Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 28: 1177-1183. DOI: 10.1175/2011JTECHO827.1 |
0.72 |
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2011 |
Savelyev IB, Haus BK, Donelan MA. Experimental Study on wind-wave momentum flux in strongly forced conditions Journal of Physical Oceanography. 41: 1328-1344. DOI: 10.1175/2011JPO4577.1 |
0.72 |
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2010 |
Donelan MA, Haus BK, Plant WJ, Troianowski O. Modulation of short wind waves by long waves Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 115. DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005794 |
0.72 |
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2010 |
Haus BK, Jeong D, Donelan MA, Zhang JA, Savelyev I. Relative rates of sea-air heat transfer and frictional drag in very high winds Geophysical Research Letters. 37. DOI: 10.1029/2009GL042206 |
0.72 |
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2009 |
García-Nava H, Ocampo-Torres FJ, Osuna P, Donelan MA. Wind stress in the presence of swell under moderate to strong wind conditions Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 114. DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005389 |
0.72 |
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2009 |
Donelan MA, Plant WJ. A threshold for wind-wave growth Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 114. DOI: 10.1029/2008JC005238 |
0.72 |
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2008 |
Mellor GL, Donelan MA, Oey LY. A surface wave model for coupling with numerical ocean circulation models Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 25: 1785-1807. DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHO573.1 |
0.72 |
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2007 |
Chen SS, Price JF, Zhao W, Donelan MA, Walsh EJ. The CBLAST-Hurricane program and the next-generation fully coupled atmosphere-wave-ocean models for hurricane research and prediction Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 88: 311-317. DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-88-3-311 |
0.72 |
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2007 |
Babanin AV, Banner ML, Young IR, Donelan MA. Wave-follower field measurements of the wind-input spectral function. Part III: Parameterization of the wind-input enhancement due to wave breaking Journal of Physical Oceanography. 37: 2764-2775. DOI: 10.1175/2007JPO3757.1 |
0.72 |
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2007 |
Suzuki N, Donelan MA, Plant WJ. On the sub-grid scale variability of oceanic winds and the accuracy of numerical weather prediction models as deduced from QuikSCAT backscatter distributions Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 112. DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003437 |
0.72 |
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2007 |
Cavaleri L, Alves JHGM, Ardhuin F, Babanin A, Banner M, Belibassakis K, Benoit M, Donelan M, Groeneweg J, Herbers THC, Hwang P, Janssen PAEM, Janssen T, Lavrenov IV, Magne R, et al. Wave modelling - The state of the art Progress in Oceanography. 75: 603-674. DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2007.05.005 |
0.72 |
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2007 |
Soloviev A, Donelan M, Graber H, Haus B, Schlüssel P. An approach to estimation of near-surface turbulence and CO2 transfer velocity from remote sensing data Journal of Marine Systems. 66: 182-194. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.03.023 |
0.72 |
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2006 |
Donelan MA, Babanin AV, Young IR, Banner ML. Wave-follower field measurements of the wind-input spectral function. Part II: Parameterization of the wind input Journal of Physical Oceanography. 36: 1672-1689. DOI: 10.1175/JPO2933.1 |
0.72 |
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2006 |
Ward B, Donelan MA. Thermometric measurements of the molecular sublayer at the air-water interface Geophysical Research Letters. 33. DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024769 |
0.72 |
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2006 |
Krogstad HK, Magnusson AK, Donelan MA. Wavelet and local directional analysis of ocean waves Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 66-73. |
0.72 |
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2006 |
Krogstad HK, Magnusson AK, Donelan MA. Wavelet and local directional analysis of ocean waves Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 66-73. |
0.72 |
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2005 |
Donelan MA, Dobson FW, Graber HC, Madsen N, McCormick C. Measurement of wind waves and wave-coherent air pressures on the open sea from a moving SWATH vessel Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 22: 896-908. DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1753.1 |
0.72 |
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2005 |
Sun J, Burns SP, Vandemark D, Donelan MA, Mahrt L, Crawford TL, Herbers THC, Crescenti GH, French JR. Measurement of directional wave spectra using aircraft laser altimeters Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 22: 869-885. DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1729.1 |
0.72 |
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2005 |
Young IR, Banner ML, Donelan MA, Babanin AV, Melville WK, Veron F, McCormick C. An integrated system for the study of wind-wave source terms in finite-depth water Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 22: 814-831. DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1726.1 |
0.72 |
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2005 |
Donelan MA, Babanin AV, Young IR, Banner ML, McCormick C. Wave-follower field measurements of the wind-input spectral function. Part I: Measurements and calibrations Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 22: 799-813. DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1725.1 |
0.72 |
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2004 |
Donelan MA, Haus BK, Reul N, Plant WJ, Stiassnie M, Graber HC, Brown OB, Saltzman ES. On the limiting aerodynamic roughness of the ocean in very strong winds Geophysical Research Letters. 31: L18306 1-5. DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019460 |
0.72 |
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2004 |
McGillis WR, Edson JB, Zappa CJ, Ware JD, McKenna SP, Terray EA, Hare JE, Fairall CW, Drennan W, Donelan M, DeGrandpre MD, Wanninkhof R, Feely RA. Air-sea CO2 exchange in the equatorial Pacific Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans. 109: C08S02 1-17. DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002256 |
0.72 |
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2003 |
Uz BM, Hara T, Bock EJ, Donelan MA. Laboratory observations of gravity-capillary waves under transient wind forcing Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans. 108: 32-1. DOI: 10.1029/2000JC000643 |
0.72 |
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2003 |
Graber HC, Caruso M, Cardone VJ, Donelan MA. Validation of QSCAT vector winds with air-sea interaction spar fluxes Oceans Conference Record (Ieee). 2: 1044. |
0.72 |
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2003 |
Pettersson H, Graber HC, Hauser D, Quentin C, Kahma KK, Drennan WM, Donelan MA. Directional wave measurements from three wave sensors during the FETCH experiment Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans. 108: 9-1. |
0.72 |
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2002 |
Uz BM, Donelan MA, Hara T, Bock EJ. Laboratory studies of wind stress over surface waves Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 102: 301-331. DOI: 10.1023/A:1013119313063 |
0.72 |
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2001 |
Donelan MA. A new method for directional wave analysis based on wavelets Proceedings of the International Symposium On Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis. 1: 310-317. |
0.72 |
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2001 |
Shankaranarayanan K, Donelan MA. A probabilistic approach to scatterometer model function verification Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 106: 19969-19990. |
0.72 |
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2000 |
Graber HC, Terray EA, Donelan MA, Drennan WM, Van Leer JC, Peters DB. ASIS-a new Air-Sea Interaction Spar buoy: Design and performance at sea Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 17: 708-720. |
0.72 |
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1999 |
Drennan WM, Kahma KK, Donelan MA. On momentum flux and velocity spectra over waves Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 92: 489-515. DOI: 10.1023/A:1002054820455 |
0.72 |
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1999 |
Magnusson AK, Donelan MA, Drennan WM. On estimating extremes in an evolving wave field Coastal Engineering. 36: 147-163. DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3839(99)00004-6 |
0.72 |
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1999 |
Carswell JR, Donnelly WJ, McIntosh RE, Donelan MA, Vandemark DC. Analysis of C and Ku band ocean backscatter measurements under low-wind conditions Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 104: 20687-20701. |
0.72 |
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1999 |
Donelan MA, Madsen N, Kahma KK, Tsanis IK, Drennan WM. Apparatus for atmospheric surface layer measurements over waves Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 16: 1172-1182. |
0.72 |
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1999 |
Drennan WM, Graber HC, Donelan MA. Evidence for the effects of swell and unsteady winds on marine wind stress Journal of Physical Oceanography. 29: 1853-1864. |
0.72 |
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1999 |
Plant WJ, Keller WC, Hesany V, Kara T, Bock E, Donelan MA. Bound waves and Bragg scattering in a wind-wave tank Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 104: 3243-3263. |
0.72 |
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1998 |
Drennan WM, Graber HC, Donelan MA, Terray EA. Directional wave measurements from the ASIS (Air-Sea Interaction Spar) buoy Oceans Conference Record (Ieee). 1: 414-418. |
0.72 |
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1998 |
Donelan MA. Laboratory observations of the modulation of centimetric waves International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Igarss). 1: 130-131. |
0.72 |
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1997 |
Doering JC, Donelan MA. Acoustic measurements of the velocity field beneath shoaling and breaking waves Coastal Engineering. 32: 321-330. |
0.72 |
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1997 |
Drennan WM, Donelan MA, Terray EA, Kaisaros KB. On waves, oceanic turbulence, and their interaction Geophysica. 33: 17-27. |
0.72 |
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1997 |
Donelan MA, Drennan WM, Katsaros KB. The air-sea momentum flux in conditions of wind sea and swell Journal of Physical Oceanography. 27: 2087-2099. |
0.72 |
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1997 |
Hara T, Bock EJ, Donelan M. Frequency-wavenumber spectrum of wind-generated gravity-capillary waves Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans. 102: 1061-1072. |
0.72 |
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1996 |
Donelan MA, Drennan WM, Magnusson AK. Nonstationary analysis of the directional properties of propagating waves Journal of Physical Oceanography. 26: 1901-1914. |
0.72 |
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1996 |
Anctil F, Donelan MA. Air-water momentum flux observations over shoaling waves Journal of Physical Oceanography. 26: 1344-1353. |
0.72 |
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1996 |
Terray EA, Donelan MA, Agrawal YC, Drennan WM, Kahma KK, Williams AJ, Hwang PA, Kitaigorodskii SA. Estimates of kinetic energy dissipation under breaking waves Journal of Physical Oceanography. 26: 792-807. |
0.72 |
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1996 |
Drennan WM, Donelan MA, Terray EA, Katsaros KB. Oceanic turbulence dissipation measurements in SWADE Journal of Physical Oceanography. 26: 808-815. |
0.72 |
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1996 |
Plant WJ, Hesany V, Keller WC, Donelan MA. Dominant wave effects in wavetank measurement of microwave Doppler spectra International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Igarss). 4: 2210-2212. |
0.72 |
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1995 |
Nghiem SV, Li FK, Lou Sh, Neumann G, McIntosh RE, Carson SC, Carswell JR, Walsh EJ, Donelan MA, Drennan WM. Observations of Radar Backscatter at Ku and C Bands in the Presence of Large Waves during the Surface Wave Dynamics Experiment Ieee Transactions On Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 33: 708-721. DOI: 10.1109/36.387586 |
0.72 |
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1994 |
Drennan WM, Donelan MA, Madsen N, Katsaros KB, Terray EA, Flagg CN. Directional wave spectra from a swath ship at sea Journal of Atmospheric & Oceanic Technology. 11: 1109-1125. |
0.72 |
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1994 |
Anctil F, Donelan MA, Drennan WM, Graber HC. Eddy-correlation measurements of air-sea fluxes from a discus buoy Journal of Atmospheric & Oceanic Technology. 11: 1144-1150. |
0.72 |
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1994 |
Ocampo-Torres FJ, Donelan MA. Laboratory measurements of mass transfer of carbon dioxide and water vapour for smooth and rough flow conditions Tellus, Series B. 46: 16-32. |
0.72 |
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1993 |
Katsaros KB, Donelan MA, Drennan WM. Flux measurements from a SWATH ship in SWADE Journal of Marine Systems. 4: 117-132. DOI: 10.1016/0924-7963(93)90003-5 |
0.72 |
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1993 |
Doering JC, Donelan MA. The joint distribution of heights and periods of shoaling waves Journal of Geophysical Research. 98: 12,543-12,555. |
0.72 |
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1993 |
Phillips OM, Daifang Gu, Donelan M. Expected structure of extreme waves in a Gaussian sea. Part I: theory and SWADE buoy measurements Journal of Physical Oceanography. 23: 992-1000. |
0.72 |
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1993 |
Anctil F, Donelan MA, Forristall GZ, Steele KE, Ouellet Y. Deep-water field evaluation of the NDBC-SWADE 3-m discus directional buoy Journal of Atmospheric & Oceanic Technology. 10: 97-112. |
0.72 |
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1993 |
Donelan MA, Dobson FW, Smith SD, Anderson RJ. On the dependence of sea surface roughness on wave development Journal of Physical Oceanography. 23: 2143-2149. |
0.72 |
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1992 |
Donelan M, Skafel M, Graber H, Liu P, Schwab D, Venkatesh S. On the growth rate of wind‐generated waves Atmosphere - Ocean. 30: 457-478. DOI: 10.1080/07055900.1992.9649449 |
0.72 |
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1992 |
Donelan MA, Anctil F, Doering JC. A simple method for calculating the velocity field beneath irregular waves Coastal Engineering. 16: 399-424. DOI: 10.1016/0378-3839(92)90061-X |
0.72 |
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1992 |
Bishop CT, Donelan MA, Kahma KK. Shore protection manual's wave prediction reviewed Coastal Engineering. 17: 25-48. DOI: 10.1016/0378-3839(92)90012-J |
0.72 |
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1992 |
Drennan WM, Kahma KK, Donelan MA. The velocity field beneath wind-waves - observations and inferences Coastal Engineering. 18: 111-136. DOI: 10.1016/0378-3839(92)90007-H |
0.72 |
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1992 |
Agrawal YC, Terray EA, Donelan MA, Hwang PA, Williams AJ, Drennan WM, Kahma KK, Kitaigorodskii SA. Enhanced dissipation of kinetic energy beneath surface waves Nature. 359: 219-220. |
0.72 |
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1991 |
Weller RA, Donelan MA, Briscoe MG, Huang NE. Riding the crest: a tale of two wave experiments Bull. American Meteorological Society. 72: 163-183. |
0.72 |
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1989 |
Boyce FM, Donelan MA, Hamblin PF, Murthy CR, Simons TJ. Thermal structure and circulation in the great lakes Atmosphere - Ocean. 27: 607-642. DOI: 10.1080/07055900.1989.9649358 |
0.72 |
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1989 |
Bishop CT, Donelan MA. Chapter 4 Wave Prediction Models Elsevier Oceanography Series. 49: 75-105. DOI: 10.1016/S0422-9894(08)70124-7 |
0.72 |
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1989 |
Bishop CT, Donelan MA. Wave prediction models Applications in Coastal Modeling. 75-105. |
0.72 |
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1989 |
Valdmanis J, Tsanis IK, Donelan MA, Desrosiers RJ. The 'WAVES' platform and research towers, buoys and instruments. Lake Ontario 1985 to 1987 . |
0.72 |
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1988 |
Kahma KK, Donelan MA. A laboratory study of the minimum wind speed for wind wave generation J. Fluid Mech.. 192: 339-364. |
0.72 |
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1987 |
Bishop CT, Donelan MA. Measuring waves with pressure transducers Coastal Engineering. 11: 309-328. DOI: 10.1016/0378-3839(87)90031-7 |
0.72 |
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1987 |
Donelan MA, Pierson WJ. Radar scattering and equilibrium ranges in wind-generated waves with application to scatterometry Journal of Geophysical Research. 92: 4971-5029. |
0.72 |
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1987 |
Venkatesh S, Donelan M, Skafel M, Graber H, Liu P, Schwab D. Finite depth wind waves - a preliminary analysis of data from a field study on Lake St. Clair . |
0.72 |
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1987 |
Plant WJ, Donelan MA. ON THE IMPORTANCE OF OPERATIONAL GLOBAL DIRECTIONAL WAVE MEASUREMENTS Digest - International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Igarss). 1365. |
0.72 |
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1987 |
Donelan MA, Pierson WJ. NEW MODEL FOR SCATTEROMETRY BASED ON AN ENERGY BALANCE IN THE HIGH WAVENUMBER SPECTRUM OF THE BRAGG WAVES Digest - International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Igarss). 989. |
0.72 |
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1986 |
Donelan MA, Pierson WJ. TWO-SCALE BRAGG SCATTERING MODEL FOR MICROWAVE BACKSCATTER FROM WIND GENERATED WAVES Digest - International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Igarss). 291-296. |
0.72 |
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1986 |
Pierson WJ, Sylvester WB, Donelan MA. Aspects of the determination of winds by means of scatterometry and of the utlization of vector wind data for meteorological forecasts Journal of Geophysical Research. 91: 2263-2272. |
0.72 |
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1986 |
Pierson WJ, Donelan MA. VERIFICATION RESULTS FOR A TWO-SCALE MODEL OF MICROWAVE BACKSCATTER FROM THE SEA SURFACE Digest - International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (Igarss). 297-302. |
0.72 |
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1986 |
Donelan MA. EFFECT OF SWELL ON THE GROWTH OF WIND WAVES Johns Hopkins Apl Technical Digest (Applied Physics Laboratory). 8: 18-23. |
0.72 |
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1985 |
Donelan MA, Hui WH, Hamilton J. Directional spectra of wind-generated waves Philos. Trans. R. Soc. -A. 315. |
0.72 |
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1984 |
Donelan MA, Pierson WJ. Does the scatterometer see wind speed or friction velocity? Frontiers of Remote Sensing of the Oceans and Troposphere From Air and Space Platforms. Symposium, Shoresh, 1984, (Us Nasa, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Al; Nasa-Cp-2303). 75-87. |
0.72 |
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1984 |
Schwab DJ, Bennett JR, Liu PC, Donelan MA. Application of a simple numerical wave prediction model to Lake Erie Journal of Geophysical Research. 89: 3586-3592. |
0.72 |
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1984 |
Kitaigorodskii SA, Donelan MA. Wind-wave effects on gas transfer Gas Transfer At Water Surfaces. 147-170. |
0.72 |
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1983 |
Skafel MG, Donelan MA. Performance of the CCIW Wave Direction Buoy at ARSLOE Ieee Journal of Oceanic Engineering. 8: 221-225. DOI: 10.1109/JOE.1983.1145583 |
0.72 |
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1983 |
Kitaigorodskii SA, Donelan MA, Lumley JJ, Terray EA. Wave-turbulence interactions in the upper ocean. Part II: statistical characteristics of wave and turbulent components of the random velocity field in the marine surface layer J. Phys. Oceanogr.. 13: 1988-1999. |
0.72 |
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1983 |
Donelan M, Pierson WJ. SAMPLING VARIABILITY OF ESTIMATES OF SPECTRA OF WIND-GENERATED GRAVITY WAVES Journal of Geophysical Research. 88: 4381-4392. |
0.72 |
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1982 |
Riley DS, Donelan MA, Hui WH. An extended Miles' theory for wave generation by wind Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 22: 209-225. DOI: 10.1007/BF00118254 |
0.72 |
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1981 |
Donelan MA. DEPENDENCE OF THE AERODYNAMIC DRAG COEFFICIENT ON WAVE PARAMETERS . 381-387. |
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1978 |
Donelan MA, Motycka J. Miniature drag sphere velocity probe. The Review of Scientific Instruments. 49: 298. PMID 18699083 DOI: 10.1063/1.1135395 |
0.72 |
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1978 |
Donelan MA. WHITECAPS AND MOMENTUM TRANSFER . 273-287. |
0.72 |
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1977 |
Donelan MA. Are aguatic micrometeorologists delivering the goods or is the over water drag coefficient far from constant? In: Symposium On Modelling of Transport Mechanisms in Oceans and Lakes. (Canada Centre For Inland Waters: Oct. 6-8, 1975) Mur. 325-335. |
0.72 |
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1974 |
Donelan MA, Elder FC, Hamblin PF. DETERMINATION OF THE AERODYNAMIC DRAG COEFFICIENT FROM WIND SET-UP (IFYGL) . 778-788. |
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1974 |
Donelan MA, Birch KN, Beesley DC. GENERALIZED PROFILES OF WIND SPEED, TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY . 369-388. |
0.72 |
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1972 |
Donelan M, Longuet-Higgins MS, Turner JS. Periodicity in whitecaps Nature. 239: 449-451. DOI: 10.1038/239449a0 |
0.72 |
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1970 |
Miyake M, Donelan M, McBean G, Paulson C, Badgley F, Leavitt E. Comparison of turbulent fluxes over water determined by profile and eddy correlation techniques Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 96: 132-137. DOI: 10.1002/qj.49709640713 |
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