Breaking Ocean Waves

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxv

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2. Introduction and rationale

   Pages 1-8

3. Spatial stochastic breaking wave fields in the atmosphere—ocean system

   Pages 9-48

4. Linear and two-dimensional geometry of whitecapping and foam structures

   Pages 49-81

5. The lifetime dynamics of sea wave breakings

   Pages 83-101

6. The drop-spray phase over a rough sea surface

   Pages 103-118

7. Electrodynamics of a rough, disperse, closely packed media

   Pages 119-177

8. Electrodynamics of concentrated drop flows

   Pages 179-222

9. Field optical—microwave remote sensing of the air—sea transition zone in the atmosphere—ocean system

   Pages 223-261

10. Conclusions

    Pages 263-264

11. Back Matter

    Pages 265-278

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This book represents the most comprehensive description of the physical properties including geometry, structure, spatio-temporal evolution and remotely sensed reflectance and emissivity in visible, IR and microwave ranges of one of the most important elements of disturbed sea surface - sea waves breaking.

• Air-sea interactions on sea surface
• Cloud
• Future remote sensing missions
• Gravity wave breakings and foam activity
• Microwave emission and microwave backscattering
• Ocean
• Oceanic engineering
• Remote sensing of the sea surface
• Sea surface and wind conditions
• digital elevation model
• remote sensing
• remote sensing/photogrammetry

• Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

  Eugene A. Sharkov

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