Structure of the Wave Bottom Boundary Layer over Smooth and Rough Bottoms

The comparison of six well-known models of the wave bottom boundary layer shows that they are identical in the case of a smooth bottom but exhibit serious differences for the other types of conditions. The thickness of the wave bottom boundary layer and the coefficient of vertical diffusion of momen...

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Published inPhysical oceanography Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 370 - 382
Main Author Kushnir, V M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Utrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.11.2005
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Boundary layer
Boundary layers
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Summary:The comparison of six well-known models of the wave bottom boundary layer shows that they are identical in the case of a smooth bottom but exhibit serious differences for the other types of conditions. The thickness of the wave bottom boundary layer and the coefficient of vertical diffusion of momentum are studied by using the relations of the k-ε-model. The validity of these estimates is checked by comparing the measured and computed values of the friction velocity. This comparison demonstrates fairly good agreement between the results characterized by a coefficient of correlation equal to 0.851.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:0928-5105
0928-5105
DOI:10.1007/s11110-006-0010-4