Projects

Mixed-Layer Turbulence Observations

Wind forcing on the ocean surface generates turbulence, mixing the surface boundary layer. This mixing sets the depth of the surface boundary layer, an essential ocean parameter that can predict the exchange of momentum, heat, and chemicals such as carbon dioxide, between the atmosphere and the ocean. Understanding the processes that set the depth of the mixed layer can improve its parametrization in models. I am using high-resolution measurements of turbulent structures at the base of the mixed layer to characterize the turbulent processes which drive mixed layer deepening.

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Publications

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