An examination of turbulent dissipation in the marine boundary layer.
dc.contributor.advisor | Davidson, Kenneth L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Karch, George William | |
dc.date | December 1976 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-16T18:47:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-11-16T18:47:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1976-12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/17765 | |
dc.description.abstract | Shipboard measurements of temperature and velocity fluctuations were performed to determine optical propagation properties of the marine boundary layer. Empirical expressions describing the temperature structure parameter, C(T)² , in terms of the Richardson number, Ri , overland were used to evaluate data obtained for open ocean conditions. Profiles of the dissipation of turbulent kinetic energy, e, with respect to height, Z, and with respect to a stability parameter, Z/L, were examined for open ocean conditions. In general, there was little correlation between the measured C(T)² and the stability parameter. However, the distribution of e with height for both the stable and unstable cases showed little deviation from that expected for near neutral conditions. | |
dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/anexaminationoft1094517765 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Meteorology | en_US |
dc.title | An examination of turbulent dissipation in the marine boundary layer. | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.secondreader | Houlihan, Thomas M. | |
dc.contributor.corporate | Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) | |
dc.contributor.department | Meteorology | |
dc.description.service | Lieutenant, United States Navy | |
etd.thesisdegree.name | M.S. in Meteorology and Oceanography | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Meteorology;Oceanography | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
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