On the structure of turbulence in the bottom boundary layer of the coastal ocean

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-93

  Nimmo Smith, W A M ^a,b   Katz, Joseph ^a   Osborn, T R ^c  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COASTAL ZONES; CURVE FITTING; DATA REDUCTION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OCEAN CURRENTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; VORTEX FLOW;

PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV); REYNOLDS SHEAR STRESSES; SPATIAL BANDPASS-FILTERED VORTICITY DISTRIBUTIONS; WAVE-INDUCED MOTIONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ANISOTROPY; BOTTOM WATER; BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL CURRENT; TURBULENCE;

EID: 14744282310     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-2673.1     Document Type: Article

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