Shear Instability and Turbulent Mixing in the Stratified Shear Flow Behind a Topographic Ridge at High Reynolds Number

Observations on the lee of a topographic ridge show that the turbulence kinetic energy (TKE) dissipation rate due to shear instabilities is three orders of magnitude higher than the typical value in the open ocean. Laboratory-scale studies at low Reynolds number suggest that high turbulent dissipati...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Marine Science
Main Authors:	Jia-Lin Chen, Xiao Yu, Ming-Huei Chang, Sen Jan, Yiing Jang Yang, Ren-Chieh Lien
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Subjects:	lee wave breaking shear instability flow topography interaction LES simulation turbulent mixing and diffusivity
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.829579/full