Abstract: Direct determination of the irreversible turbulent flux of salinity in the ocean has not been possible because of the complexity of measuring salinity on the smallest scales over which it mixes. Presented is an analysis ...

Abstract: At the smallest length scales, conductivity measurements include a contribution from salinity fluctuations in the inertial?convective and viscous?diffusive ranges of the turbulent scalar variance spectrum. Interpreting ...

Abstract: Energy flux is a fundamental quantity for understanding internal wave generation, propagation, and dissipation. In this paper, the estimation of internal wave energy fluxes ?u?p?? from ocean observations that may be sparse ...

Abstract: ide?topography interactions dominate the transfer of tidal energy from large to small scales. At present, it is poorly understood how low-mode internal tides reflect and scatter along the continental margins. Here, the ...

Abstract: he linear transfer of tidal energy from large to small scales is quantified for small tidal excursion over a near-critical continental slope. A theoretical framework for low-wavenumber energy transfer is derived from ?flat ...

Abstract: s currents flow over rough topography, the pressure difference between the up- and downstream sides results in form drag?a force that opposes the flow. Measuring form drag is valuable because it can be used to estimate the ...

Abstract: ackets of nonlinear internal waves (NLIWs) in a small area of the Mid-Atlantic Bight were 10 times more energetic during a local neap tide than during the preceding spring tide. This counterintuitive result cannot be ...

Abstract: bservations of breaking internal tides on the Oregon continental slope during a 40-day deployment of 5 moorings along 43°12?N are presented. Remotely generated internal tides shoal onto the slope, steepen, break, and form ...

Abstract: onsiderable effort has been made to parameterize turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) dissipation rate ε and mixing in buoyant plumes and stratified shear flows. Here, a parameterization based on Kunze et al. is examined, which ...

Abstract: A fast-response chromel?constantan thermocouple sensor was constructed for use on the microstructure profiler Chameleon and used for 60 ocean profiles off the coast of Oregon. The stability of the thermocouple was compared ...