title: Estimation of the refractive-index temperature structure parameter over the ocean.
abstract: The semiempirical equation of Wyngaard, Izumi, and Collins is combined with the bulk aerodynamic formulas to provide equations for the estimation of C(T)(2) (the refractive-index temperature structure parameter) in the atmospheric boundary layer above the sea. The equations relate C(T)(2) to easily measured quantities of average wind speed and air-sea temperature and moisture differences. Comparison with limited C(T)(2) data obtained in the marine boundary layer suggests that the estimation equations are satisfactory.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Friehe