dragCoef: Drag Coefficient

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Drag Coefficient

Description

Calculates the drag coefficent

Usage

dragCoef(u, method = "satLargePond")

Arguments

u	vector of wind speed in meters per second at 10 meters height
method	optional string determining parametrisation, valid strings are "satLargePond", "smith". default is "satLargePond"

Details

TODO, discuss methods

Value

vector of drag coefficent

References

Sullivan, P. P., Romero, L., McWilliams, J. C., & Melville, W. K. (2012). Transient Evolution of Langmuir Turbulence in Ocean Boundary Layers Driven by Hurricane Winds and Waves. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 42(11), 1959-1980. doi:10.1175/JPO-D-12-025.1

Smith, S. D. (1980). Wind stress and heat flux over the ocean in gale force winds. J Phys. Oceanogr. 10, 709-726.

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