Observations of Intermediate and Small Scale Turbulent Water Motion in a Stratified Estuary. Parts I and II.

Abstract

In May, 1967 a series of measurements of 3-dimensional convected turbulent flow (scales of motion ranging from greater than 100 meters to 0.1 meters) were made in the Patuxent estuary with a 3-axis doppler shift (acoustic) type of current meter. The report deals with experimental design, instrumentation doppler meter noise, hydrography, and a general theory for sampling of convected fields of turbulence. The report also concerns itself with the general theory of 3-dimensional fields of turbulence in stratified estuaries and the results of extensive spectral and statistical calculations on five of the records of turbulence. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0756252

Entities

People

  • R. C. Seitz

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Doppler Effect
  • Experimental Design
  • Flow
  • Hydrography
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Sampling
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Flow

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering