Dynamic Simulations of Realistic Upper-Ocean Flow Processes to Support Measurement and Data Analysis

Abstract

The scientific and technical objectives of our research in this project include: * Directly capture the generation and evolution of Langmuir cells in simulations; quantify the statistics of Langmuir turbulence. * Investigate the onset of wave breaking; quantify wave breaking intensity and model the resultant injection of turbulence to upper-ocean; study wave breaking effect on Langmuir cells. * Develop physics based wind force modeling for oceanic flows; investigate the impact of spatial and temporal variations of wind-forcing on waves, currents, and Langmuir cells. * Investigate effects of surface waves on upper OBL and mixed layer; identify and quantify the key turbulence mixing and transport processes in the flow, and model their dependence on environmental conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA615929

Entities

People

  • Lian Shen

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computer Simulations
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Distortion
  • Energy Transfer
  • Engineering
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Physics
  • Shear Stresses
  • Simulations
  • Statistics
  • Surface Roughness
  • Surface Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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