Numerical Simulations of Vortical Mode Stirring: Effects of Large Scale Shear and Strain

Abstract

The long-term goal of this effort is to develop scalable, physically based parameterizations for lateral mixing in the stratified ocean on scales of 0.1-10 km that can be implemented in larger-scale ocean models. These parameterizations will incorporate the effects of local ambient conditions including latitude, mean stratification and mesoscale flows. Another ultimate goal is to develop a more comprehensive picture of horizontal and vertical mixing processes in the ocean stratified interior.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1014388

Entities

People

  • M. P. Lelong

Organizations

  • Northwest Research Associates

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Broadband
  • Deep Oceans
  • Diffusivity
  • Dispersions
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Frequency
  • Internal Waves
  • Mixing
  • Oceans
  • Particle Trajectories
  • Particles
  • Simulations
  • Stratification
  • Trajectories
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)