The modification of bottom boundary layer turbulence and mixing by internal waves shoaling on a barrier reef

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2223-2241

  Davis, Kristen A ^a,b   Monismith, Stephen G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom currents; Boundary layer; Internal waves; Mixing; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER VELOCIMETER; BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER; BOTTOM CURRENT; BUOYANCY-CONTROLLED; FLORIDA; FLUX RICHARDSON NUMBER; INTERNAL WAVES; MIXING EFFICIENCY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; MIXING; REEFS; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; BARRIER REEF; BOTTOM CURRENT; INTERNAL WAVE; MIXING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SHOALING WAVE; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLORIDA SHELF;

EID: 84856113836     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JPO4344.1     Document Type: Article

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