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A stable tower has been moored in 58 m of water, 10 km from shore in the Atlantic Ocean near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. This tower is exposed to unlimited fetch for winds from the south and east, and is in a deep-water wave regime for all but the longest waves.
Data from a three-axis thrust anemometer, a micro-thermistor and a resistance wire wave staff are telemetered to a receiver on shore. In addition, a Bendix Aerovane anemometer provides a check on wind speed and direction, and six strain gauges and a three-axis accelerometer monitor tension in the cables supporting the tower and the movement of the tower. The University of British Columbia eddy flux system with a Gill propeller and vane anemometer, thermistors, and humidity sensors was operated simultaneously.
Data were obtained at wind speeds from 8 to 22 m/s, significantly extending the range of available measurements. The sea surface drag coefficient is seen to increase gradually with increasing wind speed.
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Smith, S.D. (1978). Eddy Fluxes of Momentum and Heat Measured Over the Atlantic Ocean in Gale Force Winds. In: Favre, A., Hasselmann, K. (eds) Turbulent Fluxes Through the Sea Surface, Wave Dynamics, and Prediction. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-9806-9_4
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