Similarity theory based on the Dougherty-Ozmidov length scale

• Main Authors: Grachev, Andrey A., Andreas, Edgar L, Fairall, Christopher W., Guest, Peter S., Persson, P. Ola G.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2014
• Subjects: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics physics.ao-ph; FOS Physical sciences; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Dougherty; Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1404.1397; https://arxiv.org/abs/1404.1397

Local similarity theory is suggested based on the Brunt-Vaisala frequency and the dissipation rate of turbulent kinetic energy instead the turbulent fluxes used in the traditional Monin-Obukhov similarity theory. Based on dimensional analysis (Pi theorem), it is shown that any properly scaled statis...