Mixing, Internal Waves and Mesoscale Dynamics in the East China Sea

Abstract

The long-term goal of our research program is to better understand and quantify the relationships between mesoscale dynamics, internal waves, turbulence and topographic features of shallow, tidally affected regions of oceans. The objectives of the project during 2009 were: (i) to analyze the intermittency of turbulence in a tidal bottom boundary layer (TBBL) on a shallow shelf in the western (Chinese) sector of the East China Sea (ECS), (ii) to continue investigations on the turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) dissipation rate very near the ocean floor, in particular the role of small-scale local bathymetry in small-scale mixing. The emphasis was on the area influenced by Changjiang (Yangtze River) Diluted Water (CDW). and (iii) to study mixing efficiency in stratified flows based on data available from atmospheric and oceanic field campaigns.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA527032

Entities

People

  • Harindra Fernando
  • Iossif Lozovatsky

Organizations

  • Arizona State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Continental Shelves
  • Dynamics
  • East China Sea
  • Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Internal Waves
  • Layers
  • Marine Systems (Military)
  • Oceans
  • Reynolds Number
  • Seabed
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Turbulence
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers