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From wind profile and wave measurements performed during the JONSWAP II experiment, relations between the dimensionless profile slope and the significant wave height are derived. It is shown that the wind profile is distorted by the waves especially in the vicinity of the water surface. The wave influence on the profile seems to be restricted to heights below about three wave heights. Above this level, the dimensionless profile slope is an approximately constant value corresponding to a drag coefficient of about 1.15 × 10−3.
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Krügermeyer, L., Grünewald, M. & Dunckel, M. The influence of sea waves on the wind profile. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 14, 403–414 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00121049
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