Breaking waves modulate the transfer of energy, momentum, and mass between the ocean
and atmosphere, controlling processes critical to the climate system, from gas exchange of …

We discuss the coupling processes between surface gravity waves and adjacent winds and
currents in turbulent boundary layers. These processes mediate exchanges of momentum …

New parameterizations for the spectral dissipation of wind-generated waves are proposed.
The rates of dissipation have no predetermined spectral shapes and are functions of the …

The subject of ocean turbulence is in a state of discovery and development with many
intellectual challenges. This book describes the principal dynamic processes that control the …

Since time immemorial, surface water waves and their subsequent breaking have been
studied. Herein we concentrate on breaking surface waves in deep and intermediate water …

We present high-resolution three-dimensional (3-D) direct numerical simulations of breaking
waves solving for the two-phase Navier–Stokes equations. We investigate the role of the …

The wind-driven stably stratified mid-latitude oceanic surface turbulent boundary layer is
computationally simulated in the presence of a specified surface gravity-wave field. The …

A coupled level set and volume-of-fluid (CLSVOF) method is implemented for the numerical
simulations of interfacial flows in ship hydrodynamics. The interface is reconstructed via a …

The measurement of velocity fields of a plunging wave impacting on a structure in a two-
dimensional wave tank was investigated experimentally. As the wave impinged and …

Turbulence closure models are evaluated for application to spilling and plunging breakers in
the surf zone using open source computational fluid dynamics software. A new library of …