Mixing Over Rough Topography

Abstract

Measurements with a depth-cycling towed body and microstructures over and near East Flower Garden Bank were made as part of NRLs Mixing Over Rough Topography (MORT) program, funded by ONR. Our major result was observing the evolution of mode-2 hydraulic control over a ridge on the north slope of the bank. Because ridges like this are common on continental shelves, these observations point to the need to include mixing driven by hydraulic controls over many bottom irregularities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 25, 2017
Accession Number
AD1040801

Entities

People

  • Michael C. Gregg

Organizations

  • University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continental Shelves
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geography
  • Information Operations
  • Measurement
  • Microstructure
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Ocean Basins
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Ridges
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography
  • Towed Bodies

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