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: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Dougherty-Ozmidov length scale; mixing efficiency; Monin-Obukhov similarity theory; oceanic vertical mixing; stable boundary layer; z-less similarity; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Dougherty; Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10945/44892

The article of record as published may be located at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qj.2488 This article describes a local similarity theory for developed turbulence in the stably stratified boundary layer that is based on the Brunt–V¨ais¨al¨a frequency and the dissipation rate of turbulent kinetic energ...