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Canuto, V.M., Dubovikov, M.S. and Cheng, Y. (2005). Entrainment: Local and non-local turbulence models with double diffusion. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2005GL023771. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Taylor's entrainment equation contains the entrainment function E that has traditionally been treated heuristically, as attested by 30 different expressions for E(Ri) available in the literature. Using a model independent procedure, we first derive the new relation: E = 2Psh $overline{rm u}$-3 which expresses E in terms of Ps, the shear production (of turbulent kinetic energy) averaged across the interface of the gravity current whose thickness and mean velocity are denoted by h and $overline{rm u}$. Second, using a turbulence model for the turbulence kinetic energy K and its rate of dissipation $varepsilon$ (K-$varepsilon$ model, integrated across the flow), we compute Ps to express E in terms of the Richardson number Ri and the density ratio Rρ characterizing double-diffusion. Third, we show that in the local (along the flow) case, the model reproduces the Ellison and Turner (1959) data while the non-local case reproduces the data by Princevac et al. (2005) which are up to ten times larger than the ET data. |
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Keywords
Oceanography, Physical, Currents, Oceanography, Physical, Overflows, Oceanography, Physical, Turbulence, diffusion, and mixing processes |
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Publisher
American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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