Air-ice-ocean interaction: turbulent ocean boundary layer exchange processes

At a time when the polar regions are undergoing rapid and unprecedented change, understanding exchanges of momentum, heat and salt at the ice-ocean interface is critical for realistically predicting the future state of sea ice. By offering a measurement platform largely unaffected by surface waves, drifting sea ice provides a unique laboratory for studying aspects of geophysical boundary layer flows that are extremely difficult to measure elsewhere. This book draws on both extensive observations and theoretical principles to develop a concise description of the impact of stress, rotation, and buoyancy on the turbulence scales that control exchanges between the atmosphere and underlying ocean when sea ice is present. Investigates complex polar exchanges - a rapidly evolving field due to the widespread interest in global warming and the impact on polar regions Main theme is understanding how turbulence effects exchange between ice and ocean through the ice-ocean boundary layer INDICE: 1. Introduction. 2. Basic Physical Concepts. 3. Turbulence Basics.4. Similarity for the Ice/Ocean Boundary Layer. 5. Turbulence Scales for the Ice/Ocean Boundary Layer. 6. The Ice/Ocean Interface. 7. A Numerical Model forthe Ice/Ocean Boundary Layer. 8. Modeling Examples. 9. The Steady Local Turbulence Model. Bibliography.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-78334-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 370
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés