Turbulence from Breaking Surface Waves at a River Mouth in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
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A 9 km long tracer plume was created by continuously releasing Rhodamine WT dye for 2.2
h during ebb tide within the southern edge of the main tidal channel at New River Inlet, NC …

Offline particle tracking (OPT) is a widely used tool for the analysis of data in oceanographic
research. Given the output of a hydrodynamic model, OPT can provide answers to a wide …

This study uses drifter‐based observations to investigate the role of wind and waves on
spreading and mixing in the Fraser River plume. Local winter wind patterns commonly result …

The intensity of small‐scale fluid motions varies among coastal seascapes, which could
drive species‐specific behavioral adaptations in planktonic larvae. For example, inlets and …

We use observations from the Quinault River, a small river that flows into an energetic surf
zone on the West Coast of Washington state, to investigate the interaction between river and …

River plumes transport and mix land‐based tracers into the ocean. In tidally pulsed river
plumes, wind effects have long been considered negligible in modulating interfacial mixing …

The significant wave height (SWH) retrieved from collocated HH and VV polarized X‐band
marine radars under different sea states is studied. The SWH are retrieved from different …

We use salinity observations from drifters and moorings at the Quinault River mouth to
investigate mixing and stratification in a surf-zone-trapped river plume. We quantify mixing …

Breaking waves are critical to the exchange of momentum, gasses, and heat between the
atmosphere and ocean. In open water, these exchanges control the growth and decay of …