Turbulence in Rotating (and/or) Stratified Fluids Task 1
Abstract
Turbulence in Rotating (and/or) Stratified Fluids: 1. Comprehensive studies of wave motions in rotating flows, stratified flows, and rotating/ stratified flows; Wave motions are important in transporting momentum and energy within the oceans and atmosphere. 2. Dynamics of gravity currents: Studies of axisymmetric internal gravity currents were carried. 3. Effect of stratification upon the structure of oceanic turbulence. Turbulence in the ocean must, as a result of the stratification of the medium, continuously lift heavy fluid and depress lighter fluid. A consequence is that vertical scales of turbulence are limited in extent. 4. The common features of frontal motions/coastal upwelling: The major fisheries of the world occur in regions of upwelling. The two ingredients are a coast line adjacent to deep water and an along-shore wind field. Ekman flux in the surface boundary layer produces upwelling along the coast. 5. Fundamental structure of turbulent flows; 6. Development and implementation of image processing algorithms with particle tracking in fluids. The particles may be floats in the ocean or neutrally buoyant particles added. Several tracking and grid interpolation schemes were evaluated in the report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA204412
Entities
People
- Frederick Browand
- Tony Maxworthy
Organizations
- University of Southern California