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Physical oceanography

theory that wind waves grow by energy transfer from a sheared air flow at the critical height where wind speed equals wave speed.

In physical oceanography, Miles theory of wind wave generation refers to theory that wind waves grow by energy transfer from a sheared air flow at the critical height where wind speed equals wave speed. This meaning comes from Miles (1957) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics.[1]

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Miles, J. W. (1957). On the generation of surface waves by shear flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 3(2), 185-204. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112057000567

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