Turbulent Mixing Parameterizations for Oceanic Flows and Student Support

Abstract

The long-term goal of these two closely related research projects is to formulate robust turbulence parameterizations that are applicable for a wide range of oceanic flow conditions. The primary objectives of these projects are to bridge the gap between parameterizations/models for small-scale turbulent mixing developed from fundamental direct numerical simulations (DNS) and grid turbulence experiments to geophysical scale models with an emphasis on making progress towards improved turbulent parameterizations in the ocean and (ii) to develop a quantitative understanding of the impact of obstacles on the lateral mixing of momentum and scalars in oceanic flows.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2013
Accession Number
ADA598329

Entities

People

  • Subhas K. Venayagamoorthy

Organizations

  • Colorado State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Internal Waves
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Mechanics
  • Mixing
  • Reynolds Number
  • Shear Flow
  • Simulations
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers