Comparing ocean surface boundary vertical mixing schemes including Langmuir turbulence

Q Li, BG Reichl, B Fox‐Kemper… - Journal of Advances …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Six recent Langmuir turbulence parameterization schemes and five traditional schemes are
implemented in a common single‐column modeling framework and consistently compared …

The performance of subgrid-scale models in large-eddy simulation of Langmuir circulation in shallow water with the finite volume method

S Zeidi, LS Sarvepalli, AE Tejada-Martínez - Computers & Fluids, 2024 - Elsevier
Langmuir turbulence consists of Langmuir circulation (LC) generated at the surface of rivers,
lakes, bays, and oceans by the interaction between the wind-driven shear and surface …

Influence of Langmuir circulations on turbulence in the bottom boundary layer of shallow water

BQ Deng, Z Yang, A Xuan, L Shen - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2019 - cambridge.org
Langmuir circulations (LCs) generated by the interaction between wind-driven currents and
surface waves can engulf the whole water column in neutrally stratified shallow water and …

Langmuir turbulence in coastal zones: structure and length scales

K Shrestha, W Anderson… - Journal of Physical …, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
Langmuir turbulence is a boundary layer oceanographic phenomenon of the upper layer
that is relevant to mixing and vertical transport capacity. It is a manifestation of imposed …

Predicting Turbulent Vertical Velocity in the Ocean Surface Layer under Mixed Convective and Wind/Wave Forcing

AE Gargett - Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Turbulence in the ocean surface layer is forced by a mixture of buoyancy, wind, and wave
processes that evolves over time scales from the diurnal scale of buoyancy forcing, through …

The effect of Langmuir turbulence under complex real oceanic and meteorological forcing

Y Fan, Z Yu, I Savelyev, PP Sullivan, JH Liang, T Haack… - Ocean Modelling, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we expand previous large eddy simulation (LES) modeling investigations of
Langmuir turbulence (LT) to real ocean conditions using field observations collected under …

Langmuir supercells on the middle shelf of the South Atlantic Bight: 1. Cell structure

DK Savidge, AE Gargett - 2017 - elischolar.library.yale.edu
Langmuir circulation cells extending through entire water columns exert a profound
influence on sediment transport on shallow shelves, hence their designation as" Langmuir …

Coherent velocity structures in the mixed layer: Characteristics, energetics, and turbulent kinetic energy budget

E Jarosz, HW Wijesekera… - Journal of Physical …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Velocity, hydrographic, and microstructure observations collected under moderate to high
winds, large surface waves, and significant ocean-surface heat losses were utilized to …

[HTML][HTML] Forcing space: An alternative to regime diagrams for predicting characteristics of turbulence in the ocean surface mixing layer

AE Gargett - Journal of Physical Oceanography, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Various forms of regime diagrams have become an accepted means of identifying the
dominant type of forcing of turbulence in the ocean surface layer. However, all of the …

Coastal Langmuir circulations induce phase-locked modulation of bathymetric stress

K Shrestha, W Anderson - Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - Springer
The ocean boundary layer (OBL) is forced by atmosphere-ocean and sea ice-ocean
momentum fluxes, wave dynamics, and buoyancy; in coastal zones, OBL dynamics are …