The Role of Biologically-Generated Turbulence in the Upper Ocean

Abstract

Our interests are in oceanic processes that contribute to stirring and mixing in order to understand their impact on larger scales. This includes phenomena ranging from the mesoscale (10-100 km) to the microscale (1 cm). Of particular interest is how different processes interact to produce turbulence and mixing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA534085

Entities

People

  • Eric Kunze
  • John Dower
  • Richard Dewey

Organizations

  • University of Victoria

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Backscattering
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cloud Cover
  • Dissipation
  • Intensity
  • Internal Waves
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Microstructure
  • Migration
  • Mixing
  • Oceans
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Boundary Layer
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers