Langmuir Circulation With Explicit Surface Waves From Moving‐Mesh Modeling
Abstract
Using a moving‐mesh, nonhydrostatic, spectral element model, we simulate Langmuir circulation with Navier‐Stokes equations under explicit, freely propagating surface waves. For comparison, Langmuir circulation is also simulated with Craik‐Leibovich (C‐L) equations. In both simulations, the Langmuir circulations are very similar, including temporal formation progresses and spatial structures; however, the strength of Langmuir circulation in the C‐L simulation is a bit weaker, which we suggest is due to the lack of Eulerian mean drift induced by fluid viscosity in the presence of explicit surface waves.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 04, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1002/2017gl076009
Entities
People
- Peng Wang
- Tamay M. Özgökmen
Organizations
- Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative
- Office of Naval Research
- University of Miami