Analysis and Modeling of Surfzone Turbulence and Bubbles

Abstract

Turbulence in the surfzone and nearshore mixes momentum vertically, transmits stress to the sea bed, influences the structure of the cross-and alongshore currents, and controls the suspension of sediment from the sea bed. In many coastal and shelf environments, the sea-bed is the primary source of turbulence due to bottom induced shear. In the surfzone, the breaking-wave generated turbulence likely dominates over bottom generated turbulence. However, the dynamics of turbulence in the nearshore and surfzone under breaking waves is poorly understood.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2005
Accession Number
ADA572920

Entities

People

  • Falk Feddersen

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Dynamics
  • Environment
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Momentum
  • Research Facilities
  • Sedimentation
  • Sediments
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulence
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography