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Reply to “Comments on ‘A Combined Derivation of the Integrated and Vertically Resolved, Coupled Wave–Current Equations’”

George Mellor Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

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01 Sep 2017
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Abstract

The comments of Ardhuin et al. concerning the papers by Mellor from 2003 and 2015 are reviewed. It is found that the comments do not impact the validity of these papers.

© 2017 American Meteorological Society. For information regarding reuse of this content and general copyright information, consult the AMS Copyright Policy (www.ametsoc.org/PUBSReuseLicenses).

Corresponding author: George Mellor, glmellor@princeton.edu

The original article that was the subject of this comment/reply can be found at http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JPO-D-14-0112.1.

Abstract

The comments of Ardhuin et al. concerning the papers by Mellor from 2003 and 2015 are reviewed. It is found that the comments do not impact the validity of these papers.

© 2017 American Meteorological Society. For information regarding reuse of this content and general copyright information, consult the AMS Copyright Policy (www.ametsoc.org/PUBSReuseLicenses).

Corresponding author: George Mellor, glmellor@princeton.edu

The original article that was the subject of this comment/reply can be found at http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/abs/10.1175/JPO-D-14-0112.1.

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