Abstract: High-resolution vertical velocity profiles in the surface layer of a lake reveal the turbulence structure beneath strongly forced waves. Dissipation rates of turbulence kinetic energy are estimated based on centered ...

Abstract: Extreme, or ?rogue,? waves are those in the tail of the probability distribution and are a matter of great concern and considerable research. They may be partly associated with non-Gaussian behavior caused by resonant ...

Abstract: he roughness of the sea surface can be affected by strong currents. Here, long records of surface wave heights from buoy observations in the northeastern Pacific Ocean are examined. The data show the influence of tidal ...

Abstract: AbstractThe atmospheric (ABL) and ocean (OBL) boundary layers are intimately linked via mechanical and thermal coupling processes. In many regions over the world?s oceans, this results in a strong covariability between ...

Abstract: wo-dimensional simulations of stratified flow over an isolated ridge are used to evaluate energy dissipation associated with barotropic tidal flow over topography with critical or near-critical slope. In the midslope region, ...

Abstract: oupled in situ and remote sensing measurements of young, strongly forced wind waves are applied to assess the role of breaking in an evolving wave field. In situ measurements of turbulent energy dissipation from wave-following ...

Abstract: Measurements of temperature fluctuations and air entrainment within the upper 1 m of the surface caused by breaking surface waves have been acquired with a novel surface-following sensor array. Brief temperature fluctuations ...

Abstract: Rapid temperature falls occurring at semidiurnal periods are observed close to the bottom above the continental slope in the Bay of Biscay. Simultaneous current measurements reveal that the abrupt temperature decrease O(0.5 ...

Abstract: Breaking of surface waves was monitored with conductivity measurements at wind speeds up to 18 m s?1. This method of wave breaking detection is well defined but excludes microbreakers and breaking of very short gravity ...