Coastal Mixing

Abstract

I seek to understand the mechanisms of turbulence and mixing in shallow water sufficiently well to be able to specify useful parameterizations for coastal circulation models. I seek to understand the links between mixing rates and the circulation and productivity of the coastal ocean.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA624789

Entities

People

  • Eric A. D'Asaro
  • Ren C. Lien

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Columbia River
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Frequency
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Trajectories
  • Turbulence
  • Upwelling
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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