Offshore and Internal Boundary Layers

Abstract

Our main goal is to separate the influences of stability, wave state, and internal boundary-layer development on air-sea surface exchange. This requires re-examination of the basic structures of internal boundary layers in offshore flow and the physics of their development. Our objective is to replace the present concept of the internal boundary layer with a more complete picture and eliminate the basic idealizations in the "textbook" internal boundary layer. We will then modify the standard bulk aerodynamic formulations to include the effects of internal boundary layers and wave state.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA535134

Entities

People

  • Larry J. Mahrt

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Flow
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Flow
  • Information Operations
  • Layers
  • Military Research
  • North Carolina
  • Offshore
  • Regions
  • Standards
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Theoretical Analysis.