Surface gravity wave effects in the oceanic boundary layer: large-eddy simulation with vortex force and stochastic breakers

By P. Sullivan, James C. McWilliams, W. Melville. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2007

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Subfields: Atmospheric Science, Oceanography

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The form and orientation of Langmuir cells for misaligned winds and waves (2012, background): “…mixing that is directly associated with LT) have also been proposed in several other studies [Grant and Belcher, 2009; Kukulka et al., 2010], and recent simulations [Sullivan et al., 2004, 2007; Noh et al., 2004] have additionally examined the impact of wave breaking on LT and the upper ocean.”
A global perspective on Langmuir turbulence in the ocean surface boundary layer (2012, unknown): “cess at deeper levels [Terray et al., 1996; Sullivan et al., 2007].”
Inertial scaling of dissipation in unsteady breaking waves (2008, background): “DNS and LES modelling by Sullivan et al. (2004) and Sullivan et al. (2007) shows that the explicit inclusion of breaking in marine boundary-layer models may lead to qualitative differences in the kinematics and dynamics throughout the boundary layer.”
The Effect of Mesh Resolution on Convective Boundary Layer Statistics and Structures Generated by Large-Eddy Simulation (2011, background): “…include, atmosphere–land interactions (Patton et al. 2005), boundary layers with surface water wave effects (Sullivan and McWilliams 2010; Sullivan et al. 2007, 2008), weakly stable nocturnal flows (Beare et al. 2006), flow in complex terrain (Lundquist et al. 2010), stratocumulus…”
A global wave parameter database for geophysical applications. Part 1: Wave-current turbulence interaction parameters for the open ocean based on traditional parameterizations (2008, background): “Also shown is the impact of variations of the TKE flux: dashed line is with a parameter aCB 50% larger. pare the intensity and the depths that the different sources of turbulence can reach (e.g., Sullivan et al., 2007).”
Characteristics of Langmuir Turbulence in the Ocean Mixed Layer (2009, background): “Recently Noh and Min (2004) and Sullivan et al. (2007) have included parameterizations of wave breaking in large-eddy simulations of Langmuir turbulence.”
Dynamics of Winds and Currents Coupled to Surface Waves (2010, methodology): “An example of an LES model, based on the CL equations, with wave effects is described by McWilliams et al. (1997) and Sullivan et al. (2007).”
Wave Modeling—Missing the Peaks (2009, background): “2004) and the general circulation (Melville 1996; Sullivan et al. 2007), respectively.”