Generation of vind waves оп assisting current for short for etches

We analyze the data of a laboratory experiment on the generation of wind waves for short fetches with and without a leeward current. In the case with the leeward current, the rate of growth of the spectral components decreases; we propose a mechanism explaining this phenomenon. A change in the shape of the spectrum is observed: the spectrum of the waves is shifted to higher frequencies, and the high-frequency branch becomes flatter. For short fetches the shape of the spectrum In the equilibrium interval depends on the dynamical velocity of the air flow. A decrease in the spectral density occurs more intensely than according to Phillips' law. In the initial stage of development of the wave disturbance a breakdown of self-modeling occurs.