Particle dispersion by random waves in the rotating Boussinesq system

• Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics
• Main Authors: Ferrari, Raffaele, Holmes-Cerfon, Miranda, Buhler, Oliver
• Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2010
• Subjects: Munk; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73682

We present a theoretical and numerical study of horizontal particle dispersion due to random waves in the three-dimensional rotating and stratified Boussinesq system, which serves as a simple model to study the dispersion of tracers in the ocean by the internal wave field. Specifically, the effectiv...