Bubble Cloud Depth under a Hurricane

Abstract

The bubble cloud depth and its correlation with extreme winds are key elements of bubble mediated gas injection, which are critical to the determination of the global gas budgets. The characteristics of bubble cloud depth were examined from measurements collected during the passage of a category 4 hurricane with winds up to 50 m/s. The bubble cloud depth increases linearly with wind speed for winds less than 35 m/s. Our findings are consistent with previous observations at low to moderate wind speeds. However, the rate of increase is reduced significantly at winds higher than 35 m/s.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 19, 2011
Accession Number
ADA550950

Entities

People

  • D. W. Wang
  • Erick Erick Rogers
  • Ewa Jarosz
  • H. W. Wijesekera
  • William J. Teague

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Climate Change
  • Coefficients
  • Continental Shelves
  • Data Acquisition
  • Hurricanes
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Storms
  • Surface Temperature
  • Turbulent Diffusion
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.