Errata- J.Smith publications
I’m sure there are more; these are merely the ones I’ve caught so far...
2014-Smith-jtech31.7_BistaticPADSforWaveCurrentResearch
Smith, J. A., 2014: A Bistatic Phased-Array Doppler Sonar for Wave-Current Research. J Atmos
Ocean Technol, 31, 1628-1641.
1.
(3.7) has a misplaced “)” (which I tried to correct in the proof). It should read
DwT = w 0 c-1 ((cosq R + cosqT )Vx + (sin q R + sin qT )Vy )
= 2w 0 c-1 cos 12 (qT - q R ) (Vx cos 12 (qT + q R ) +Vy sin 12 (qT + q R ))
(3.7)
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2006-Smith-WaveCurrentFiniteDepth
Smith, J. A., 2006: Wave-Current Interactions in Finite Depth. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 36, 14031419.
1.
Equation 2.1 is incorrect; it should read (as in earlier drafts):
¶t ( rui ) + ¶ j ( ruiu j ) + ¶z ( rui w) + ¶i ( p̂ + rgz) = 0
(2.1)
where p̂ is the dynamic pressure (…)
rather than
¶t (rui ) + u j¶ j (rui ) + w¶ z ( rui ) + ¶ i ( pˆ + rgz) = 0
(2.1)
(Since  is set to 1 immediately after, this is inconsequential).
2.
After (2.24) “Top row of terms” = “First 3 terms”; “middle row” = “next 2 terms”; and
“bottom row” = “terms on the right-hand side”. Hopefully not confusing.
3.
Just before (5.5), “ ¶t can be replaced by -c -1¶ x ” should read
“ ¶t can be replaced by -c¶ x ”
4.
Equation (5.6) has a sign error: it should read
w¢x = -w x (u¢ / c)- wz (w¢ / c)
(5.6)
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Smith, J.A., Observations and theories of Langmuir circulation: a story of mixing, in Fluid
Mechanics and the Environment: Dynamical Approaches, edited by J.L. Lumley, pp. 295-314,
Springer, New York, 2001.
1.
Stokes drift (equation 8) should be (ak)2cP NOT 1/2 that. The values in Table 1 are also
wrong by 1/2. Rule of thumb: US ~ 1% Windspeed. (Maybe 1 to 2%).
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Smith, J.A., Doppler sonar observations of Langmuir circulation, in Air-sea Exchange: Physics,
Chemistry and Dynamics, edited by G. Geernaert, pp. 539-555, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 1999.
1.
Stokes drift (equation 19.8) should be (ak)2cP NOT 1/2 that. The values in Table 19.1
are also wrong by 1/2. Rule of thumb: US ~ 1% Windspeed.
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Smith, J.A., Observations of wind, waves, and the mixed layer: the scaling of surface motion, in
The Wind-Driven Air-Sea Interface, edited by M.L. Banner, pp. 231-238, University of New
South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1999.
1.
Again the 1/2 Stokes’ drift mistake (seems to have propagated...): values in Table 1
should be doubled.
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Smith, J.A., Evolution of Langmuir circulation during a storm, Journal of Geophysical Research,
103 (C6), 12,649-12,668, 1998.
1.
Stokes drift shown in Figure 3 is 1/2 the correct size. Stokes’ drift shown in figure 5 is
correct. Rule of thumb: Us ~ 1% Windspeed.
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Smith, J.A., and K.F. Rieder, Wave induced motion of FLIP, Ocean Eng., 24 (2), 95-110, 1997.
1.
See “Corrigendum, Wave Induced Motion of FLIP, Ocean Eng. v.24,(5), p.497, 1997”.
The horizontal+vertical correlated motion due to tilting of FLIP was neglected; it is found to be a
small correction, however.
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Smith, J.A., and G.T. Bullard, Directional Surface Wave Estimates from Doppler Sonar Data,
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 12 (3), 617-632, 1995.
1.
Equation 4.1 is wrong. It should be:
w = (gk )1/ 2 + U · k
The solution (eq. 4.2), which is actually very useful, is correct:
k 1/ 2 =
2wg -1 / 2
1 + [1 + 4Uwg -1 cos(q k - q U )]1/ 2
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Smith, J.A., Observed growth of Langmuir circulation, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 5651-5664, 1992.
1.
Page 5661, just after equation 5: 2ps n = f n should read s n = 2pf n
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Smith, J.A., Modulation of short wind waves by long waves, in Surface Waves and Fluxes:
Current Theory and Remote Sensing, edited by G.L. Geernaert, and W.J. Plant, pp. 247- 284,
Kluwer Academic Publishers, the Netherlands, 1990.
1.
Page 248. Last line was clipped off. It should read “… measurements
on long and short surface waves with a coherent wave Doppler radar. By comparing upwind …”
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Smith, J.A., Short surface waves with growth and dissipation, J. Geophys. Res., 91 (C2), 26162632, 1986.
1.
Pages 2630 and 2631 are switched.
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Smith, J.A., On surface gravity waves crossing weak current jets, Journal of Fluid Mechanics,
134, 277-299, 1983.
1.
(p.281) Equations 2.11 and 2.12, inside the square-root brackets, the factor in each
numerator should be 4 rather than 2.
2.
(p. 282) Just before eq. 3.6, lost subscripts: “... setting B1 = 1 and A3 = 0, ...”
3.
Equation 3.8 lost the “= constant” at the end:
cnx
sn
right
(E n
left
- En ) = constant
4.
Equation 3.10, last line should start “ = w/2{ ... }” (lost the half).
5.
Same for equation 3.11 (next page).
6.
(p. 283) Equation 3.12 is missing! It is supposed to be:
1 - | A1 |2 = (q2 q1) B2
2
7.
Just before equation 3.14, should read “(i.e. to |B1|)”, not |A1|.
8.
Equation 3.14 is wrong, it should be
q n (x) é kn s n c1 ù
ê
ú
aˆ(x) =
B1 êë k1s 1cn úû
1/ 2
9.
Equation 3.16 is the deep water limit; it should read
1/ 2
2a éê k2s 1c1 ùú
T=
a + 1 êë k1s1c 2 úû
10.
(p. 286) The figure caption should include another line, explaining:

q1 = 30°, v/c = 0.001, and k1L = (a) 0.03; (b) 0.3; (c) 3.0.
(see Smith, J.A., On surface waves crossing a step with horizontal shear, Journal of Fluid
Mechanics, 175, 395-412, 1987.)
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