THE GEOMETRICAL AND FRACTAL PROPERTIES OF VISIBLE RADIANCES ASSOCIATED WITH BREAKING WAVES IN THE OCEAN

Authors
RAIZER VY NOVIKOV VM BOCHAROVA TY
Citation
Vy. Raizer et al., THE GEOMETRICAL AND FRACTAL PROPERTIES OF VISIBLE RADIANCES ASSOCIATED WITH BREAKING WAVES IN THE OCEAN, Annales geophysicae, 12(12), 1994, pp. 1229-1233
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics","Geosciences, Interdisciplinary","Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences
Journal title
Annales geophysicae → ACNP
ISSN journal
09927689
Volume
12
Issue
12
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1229 - 1233
Database
ISI
SICI code
0992-7689(1994)12:12<1229:TGAFPO>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We consider the natural processes of wind-wave-breaking in the ocean i n terms of fractal dimension. Digital algorithms for the analysis of a ircraft optical images are employed to investigate spatial and statist ical characteristics of foam streaks and whitecaps. The new results ar e as follows: 1. the fractal dimension of the wave-breaking set (foam streaks and whitecaps) depends on the ocean surface state and changes from d(H) = 1.05 to 1.25; 2. the fractal dimension differs from foam s treaks and whitecaps - d(s) = 1.23 and 1.39, respectively.