The wave coherent stress and turbulent structure over swell waves

The generation of ocean surface waves by wind has been studied for a century, giving rise to wave forecasting and other crucial applications. However, the reacting force of swell waves on the turbulence in the marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) remains unknown partly due to the unclear magnitude and profile of Wave Coherent (WC) stress. Here, we present three levels of observed data from a fixed platform located in the South China Sea. The data includes the intersection frequency between the energy-containing range and inertial subrange range in the turbulent spectra, wave coherent stress, total wind stress and wind speed.