Models of Near Inertial Vertical Shear,

Abstract

The physics of the interactions between the wind stress, the Ekman layer, and internal waves are reviewed. A general set of equations which describe near-inertial motions are developed. The time dependent behavior of the wind-forced Ekman layer is examined. Then we consider two classes of resonance conditions. The first involves the resonance between the wind field and Ekman pumping, while the second class is the resonance between a propagating Ekman pumping field and the internal wave field. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108686

Entities

People

  • David M. Rubenstein

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Deep Oceans
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Frequency
  • Group Velocity
  • Internal Waves
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Layers
  • Oceans
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.