Turbulence Observations in the Upper Ocean During the Surface Wave Processes Program in the Northeast Pacific, February to March 1990

Abstract

This report presents the following water properties measured with the FLY II turbulence profiler: turbulent dissipation rate, Brundt-Vaisala frequency, temperature and salinity. These are displayed in graphical form. SWAPP, Ocean turbulence, Northeast Pacific

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA283895

Entities

People

  • W. R. Crawford

Organizations

  • Institute of Ocean Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Dissipation
  • Electronics
  • Frequency
  • Loran
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Power Spectra
  • Salinity
  • Surface Waves
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Turbulence
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Oceanography.