Reply to “Comments on ‘Langmuir Turbulence and Surface Heating in the Ocean Surface Boundary Layer’”
Abstract
The differences between the conclusions of Noh and Choi and of Pearson et al., which are largely a result of defining different length scales based on different quantities, are discussed. This study shows that the layer over which Langmuir turbulence mixes (nominally hTKE) under a stabilizing surface buoyancy flux should be scaled by a combination of the Langmuir stability length LL and initial/nocturnal boundary layer depth h0 rather than by the Zilitinkevich length.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1175/jpo-d-17-0176.1
Entities
People
- Alan L. M. Grant
- Brodie C. Pearson
- Jeff A. Polton
- Stephen E. Belcher
Organizations
- Brown University
- Met Office
- National Oceanography Centre
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Office of Naval Research
- University of Reading