Abstract: Measurements of the near-bottom distribution of the turbulent dissipation rate on the continental shelf west of Vancouver Island are used to calculate bottom stress. A free-failing vertical profiler with microstructure ...

Abstract: It is possible to determine the friction velocity u* at the ocean bottom in coastal waters by measuring a profile of the local rate of turbulent dissipation. A single profile of dissipation gives one computation of u*. The ...

Abstract: A free-falling instrument has been built to measure temperature, salinity and turbulent shear from near surface to within 15 cm of the ocean bottom. A probe guard mounted at the lower end of the instrument protects sensitive ...