Surface Waves and Turbulence

Abstract

Goals are to improve our understanding of radar backscatter and of thermal and microwave emission from the ocean surface, and of relevant physical processes including surface turbulence, mixing and convective heat transport. Objectives are to investigate the dynamics of turbulent convection near the ocean surface, and of breaking waves, including microbreakers, and the role of bubbles in turbulent mixing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA537781

Entities

People

  • Michael S. Loguet-higgins

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electronic Mail
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Euler Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Information Operations
  • Navier Stokes Equations
  • Reynolds Number
  • Shear Flow
  • Surface Waves
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Waves
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Research Science/Academic Research