Large Eddy Simulation of Ocean Boundary Layer Entrainment

Abstract

Traditional approaches to modeling the marine boundary layer have concentrated on processes occurring near the sea-air interface. While this is appropriate and has been successful to a large degree, it has not produced a model that is accurate to the degree required for many Navy applications. We believe that the study of the dynamics of the wave boundary layer must be expanded to include those at the top of the marine boundary layer. Our long-term goal is to understand the interaction between the entrainment process and the wave boundary layer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA627930

Entities

People

  • Ching-long Lin
  • William E. Eichinger

Organizations

  • University of Iowa

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Entrainment
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Large Eddy Simulation
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Simulations
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

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