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contributor authorKirincich, Anthony R.
contributor authorLentz, Steven J.
contributor authorGerbi, Gregory P.
date accessioned2017-06-09T16:31:35Z
date available2017-06-09T16:31:35Z
date copyright2010/05/01
date issued2009
identifier issn0739-0572
identifier otherams-69420.pdf
identifier urihttp://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4211087
description abstractRecently, the velocity observations of acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) have been successfully used to estimate turbulent Reynolds stresses in estuaries and tidal channels. However, the presence of surface gravity waves can significantly bias stress estimates, limiting application of the technique in the coastal ocean. This work describes a new approach to estimate Reynolds stresses from ADCP velocities obtained in the presence of waves. The method fits an established semiempirical model of boundary layer turbulence to the measured turbulent cospectra at frequencies below those of surface gravity waves to estimate the stress. Applied to ADCP observations made in weakly stratified waters and variable significant wave heights, estimated near-bottom and near-surface stresses using this method compared well with independent estimates of the boundary stresses in contrast to previous methods. Additionally, the vertical structure of tidal stress estimated using the new approach matched that inferred from a linear momentum balance at stress levels below the estimated stress uncertainties. Because the method makes an estimate of the horizontal turbulent length scales present as part of the model fit, these results can also enable a direct correction for the mean bias errors resulting from instrument tilt, if these scales are long relative to the beam separation.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleCalculating Reynolds Stresses from ADCP Measurements in the Presence of Surface Gravity Waves Using the Cospectra-Fit Method
typeJournal Paper
journal volume27
journal issue5
journal titleJournal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
identifier doi10.1175/2009JTECHO682.1
journal fristpage889
journal lastpage907
treeJournal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2009:;volume( 027 ):;issue: 005
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