| Turbulence in the ocean's surface boundary layer
is affected both by processes in common with turbulence near
rigid boundaries and by processes caused by the presence of
surface gravity waves. During the Coupled Boundary Layers and
Air-Sea Transfer project (CBLAST), simultaneous measurements
were made of turbulent quantities on both sides of the air-sea
interface. These observations allowed examination of the effects
of surface gravity waves on the surface boundary layer turbulence.
Much of the data used in these studies is in the files linked
below. The research is published in these papers:
Gerbi, G.P., J.H. Trowbridge, J.B. Edson, A.J. Plueddemann,
E.A. Terray, and J.J. Fredericks, 2008. Direct covariance
measurements of momentum and heat transfer across the air-sea
interface. Journal of Physical Oceanography, v. 38, no. 5,
1053-1072.
Gerbi, G.P., J.H. Trowbridge, E.A. Terray, A.J. Plueddemann,
and T. Kukulka. Observations of turbulence in the ocean surface
boundary layer: energetics and transport. In press at Journal
of Physical Oceanography.
For more information, please visit Greg
Gerbi's site. |
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