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A third generation wave model has been run with constant wind speed over a numerical coastal current. It is seen that the traditional kinematical results (with no sources and sinks of energy) of current refraction are overruled by the dynamical action of the wind, except for a transition zone at the shear zone of the current.
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Magnusson, A.K. (1993). Effects of a Shear Current on Wind Induced Waves. In: Wave Kinematics and Environmental Forces. Advances in Underwater Technology, Ocean Science and Offshore Engineering, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3663-3_4
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