Stratified Ocean Mixing
Abstract
The aim of this investigation was to shed light on some fundamental issues pertinent to the formation of intrusions and fronts and turbulent mixing in stratified fluids, with the hope that the results will be of use in understanding and modeling of oceanic mixing processes. Two different, but somewhat related, investigations were performed, namely; the formation of intrusions due to the collapse of turbulent patches in stratified fluids, and the influence of molecular diffusion during mixing at a density interface. During the course of these studies, several interesting phenomena were discovered, for most of which theoretical explanations were offered; a summary of the findings is given below and for more details the reader is referred to the respective publications, which are listed at the end of this report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA219233
Entities
People
- Harindra Fernando
Organizations
- Arizona State University