On the influence of wind and waves on underwater irradiance fluctuations

Hieronymi, M.; Macke, A.

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On the influence of wind and waves on underwater irradiance fluctuations

M. Hieronymi and A. Macke

M. Hieronymi

Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (IFT), Leipzig, Germany

Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research (GEOMAR), Kiel, Germany

Institute of Coastal Research, Helmholtz Centre Geesthacht (HZG), Germany

A. Macke

Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (IFT), Leipzig, Germany

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Approach: Numerical Models | Depth range: Mixed Layer | Geographical range: All Geographic Regions | Phenomena: Air-Sea Fluxes

Modeling of wave-induced irradiance variability in the upper ocean mixed layer

M. Hieronymi, A. Macke, and O. Zielinski

Ocean Sci., 8, 103–120, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-8-103-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/os-8-103-2012, 2012

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