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Breaking waves intermittently disrupt the air-sea interface. With increasing wind speed, the sharp interface between the air and water disappears for longer intervals (Figure 6-1). Under extreme conditions of very high wind speeds, the concept of the air-sea interface becomes problematic: A two-phase environment with gradual transition from bubblefilled water to spray-filled air is formed.
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Soloviev, A., Lukas, R. (2006). HIGH WIND SPEED REGIME. In: The Near-Surface Layer of the Ocean. Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4053-9_6
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