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Wind causes large ocean waves through shear stress and pressure differences
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Wind generates ocean surface waves primarily through momentum transfer driven by turbulent air pressure and shear stress fluctuations.

Evidence for · 4
The principal stage in wind-wave generation
2022 · cited by 36
Paper [1] evaluates the generation of water waves by turbulent wind through pressure-wave interactions.
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The retrieved papers extensively discuss wind-wave generation mechanisms, confirming that turbulent wind generates waves through surface pressure fluctuations, interfacial shear stress, and resonance mechanisms (such as the Phillips theory). No papers refute this mechanism.

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Turbulent windprint on a liquid surface
2018 · cited by 31
Paper [2] links surface deformations and wave onset to applied interfacial pressure and shear stress fluctuations.
Direct numerical evidence of the Phillips initial stage and its antecedent during wind-wave generation
2023 · cited by 5
Paper [8] examines turbulent wind generating waves via mechanisms involving pressure and resonance.
The Capillary Waves’ Contribution to Wind-Wave Generation
2022 · cited by 4
Paper [9] analyzes energy and momentum transfer from wind to waves through interfacial forces and shear currents.
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first checked31 Jul 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8531 Jul 2026
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