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This paper analyzes the data of in situ measurements of the parameters of surface waves carried out at various degrees of development. The Toba relations relating the heights and periods of wind waves are discussed. The factors that determine the deviation of these laws from the classical 3/2 law are discussed. Using the probabilistic laws of A.N. Kolmogorov and his school, an interpretation of the features of the diffusion of an impurity in the field of surface waves at various accelerations is proposed.
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This work was partially supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation, no. 20-77-00097, allowing G.A. Baydakov to process data from experiments on measuring waves in the reservoir.
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Golitsyn, G.S., Troitskaya, Y.I. & Baydakov, G.A. Frequency Spectra and Laws of Growth of Sea Waves from the Viewpoint of the Probabilistic Laws of A.N. Kolmogorov and His School. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 57, 60–66 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433821010072
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