Turbulent Microstructure Studies in Coastal Ocean Boundary Layers

Abstract

Our long term goal in this study is to obtain an extensive picture of turbulent mixing processes from near surface to near the bottom boundary layer at dissipation scales in conjunction with measurements of mixing from the injection of a tracer (Ledwell) and in the context of larger scale measurements in the Coastal Mixing and Optics study. The specific objective of the current year was to prepare instruments for a field experiment and to carry out a two week experiment in which microstructure measurements were obtained at a time of late summer stronger stratification. These were to be carried out in a joint experiment with Ledwell with microstructure profiles interspersed with tracer injection and sampling. This was the second of two field programs related to this study. The primary scientific objective was to compare mixing rates estimated by the dispersion of a tracer and inferred from microstructure measurements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA633924

Entities

People

  • Neil S. Oakey

Organizations

  • Bedford Institute of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Deployment
  • Dyes
  • Electronic Mail
  • Information Operations
  • Laser Dyes
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Microstructure
  • Mixing
  • Nova Scotia
  • Oceans
  • Stratification
  • Turbulent Mixing

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML