Disruption of the bottom log layer in large-eddy simulations of full-depth Langmuir circulation

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 699, Issue , 2012, Pages 79-93

  Tejada Martinez A E ^a   Grosch, C E ^b   Sinha, N ^a   Akan, C ^a   Martinat, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

boundary layer structure; ocean processes; turbulent mixing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUDGET CONTROL; GRAVITY WAVES; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MIXING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SURFACE WAVES; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER; BOUNDARY LAYER STRUCTURE; LANGMUIR CIRCULATIONS; OCEAN PROCESS; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES SIMULATIONS; SURFACE GRAVITY WAVES; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENT MIXING;

SHEAR FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL WATER; GRAVITY WAVE; LANGMUIR CIRCULATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHALLOW WATER; TURBULENT FLOW; TURBULENT MIXING; VORTEX FLOW; WAKE;

EID: 84864202110     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2012.84     Document Type: Article

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