Journal of Oceanography and Marine Research
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Department of Thermo and Fluid Dynamics, European Space Research Institute, Frascati, Italy

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• Review Article   
  Turbulance Closure Models
  Author(s): Aqeel Piracha*
  
  Internal tides are formed by the barotropic (surface) tides moving stratified water over sudden bathymetric changes. These phenomenon present an important control on climate dynamics, through the carbon cycle and the general ocean circulation and biological productivity in shelf seas. Turbulence closure schemes are used to model the effect of turbulence in a one dimensional water column. They are based on traditional boundary layer theory, which suggest that mixing is a result of boundary stresses. However, these schemes have been shown to be weak in simulating mixing in stratified water columns. Three dimensional turbulence resolving models, such as Large Eddy Simulations (LES) have recently been applied to coastal regions. They allow for a much better understanding of turbulent processes as they directly derive each turbulent quantity. However, they often cannot be utilise.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2572-3103.24.12.304

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