Bubbles & Turbulence in the Ocean Surface Layer & Topographic Interactions in Coastal Waters

Abstract

We have two long term goals relating to this project: (i) To determine processes responsible for vertical transfer of heat, mass and momentum across the near surface of the ocean, including the role of bubbles in mediating and serving as tracers of such processes; (ii) To elucidate the fluid dynamical processes associated with stratified flow over topography and its oceanographic implications for circulation in continental shelf and coastal waters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA630970

Entities

People

  • David Farmer

Organizations

  • Institute of Ocean Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Data Sets
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Frequency
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Oceans
  • Physics
  • Solitons
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Topography
  • Turbulence
  • Waves
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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