An Experimental Investigation of the Boundary Layer under Pack Ice

Abstract

Measurements of the mean and turbulent flow structure under pack ice were made during the 1972 AIDJEX Pilot Study with small mechanical current meter triplets on three separate masts at several depths throughout the entire rotational boundary layer. In this work the analog between the ice-ocean boundary layer and the surface-atmospheric boundary layer has been explored in detail with composite averages of measured Reynolds stress and mean flow compared to predictions of recent atmospheric models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA007335

Entities

People

  • Miles G. Mcphee

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Integrals
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Shear Stresses
  • Skin Friction
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies