Laboratory Simulation of Buoyancy Influenced Turbulent      Mixing in the Ocean
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In this project, laboratory experiments will be used to determine               the quantitative influence of buoyancy effects due to stable                    stratification on turbulent mixing of heat, salt, and momentum.                 Results will be applied both to interpreting ocean microstructure               measurements, and to computational ocean models.  Specific                      problems include:  parameterization of turbulent transport in                   terms of the Prandtl number, Vaisala frequency, Richardson number,              large scale flow gradients and flow evolution history; the                      influence of background or turbulence-generated internal waves on               mixing and measured quantities; and comparative studies of 2-                   versus 3-dimensional turbulent mixing and evaluation of recent                  theoretical scalings.  New optical measurement techniques to be                 used include laser Doppler anemometry and laser-induced                         fluorescence.
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