Abstract
A numerical model of the air-sea friction layer has been formulated for the further understanding of the dynamical interaction of the atmosphere and the sea. The model is divided into three sections: an atmospheric boundary layer section which extends from 1000 m height to 10 m, a surface layer section from 10 m to the depth of 1/4 m, and an oceanic boundary layer section from 1/4 to 40 m depth. Each of these sections is characterized by a distinctive system of equations. Solutions of this model, which simulates winds, temperatures, and vapor pressures in the atmosphere and water velocities, temperatures, and salinities in the ocean, are obtained with a general purpose analog computer. These solution are physically realistic and agree reasonable well with the few available observations.
Sanford, Tommy Eugene (1968). The formulation and simulation of an elementary model of the air-sea boundary layer. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Libraries. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /DISSERTATIONS -172858.