Lateral Mixing

Abstract

Existing high resolution regional models typically resolve the mean vertical structure of the upper ocean boundary layer. Physically-based parameterizations of vertical fluxes make it possible to account for subgrid mixing at length scales smaller than the layer depth, but no specialized parameterization is used to represent the dynamics of horizontal mixing below the O(1)km - O(10)km resolution scale. We aim to determine the physical limitations of subgrid parameterization on these scales.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA556861

Entities

People

  • Eric A. D'Asaro

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Tracking
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cape Hatteras
  • Frequency
  • High Resolution
  • Information Operations
  • Internal Waves
  • Isotherms
  • Large Eddy Simulation
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Physics
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Stagnation Point
  • Surface Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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