Abstract
On the basis of many observational experiments on the phase relationship between wave-induced air flows and underlying swell waves, a hypothetical model for air flows is constructed, and an equation for the momentum flux through wave-induced perturbations is derived. It is found that there exists a layer with upward momentum transfer near the sea surface and a downward flux over it. Consequently, the jet-shaped departure from the logarithmic wind profile found in our observations (1983) is well simulated by the model.
