Stokes transport in layers in the water column based on long-term wind statistics
Dag Myrhaug,
Hong Wang,
Lars Erik Holmedal
Affiliations
Dag Myrhaug
Corresponding author at: Department of Marine Technology, Otto Nielsens vei 10, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway. Tel.: +47 73 59 55 27; fax: +47 73 59 55 28.; Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Trondheim, Norway
Hong Wang
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Trondheim, Norway
Lars Erik Holmedal
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Trondheim, Norway
Summary: This paper addresses the Stokes transport velocity for deep water random waves in given layers in the water column based on wind statistics, which can be estimated by the simple analytical tool provided here. Results are exemplified by using the Phillips and Pierson-Moskowitz model wave spectra together with long-term wind statistics from one location in the northern North Sea and from four locations in the North Atlantic. The results are relevant for e.g. assessing the drift of marine litter in the ocean based on, for example, global wind statistics. Keywords: Marine litter, Random surface gravity waves, Stokes transport velocity, Wind statistics
