Efficiency of shear induced entrainment in convectively mixed layersLidar data of mixed layer height are used to compare the model of process partitioning to that of Eulerian partitioning. It is found that the Eulerian partitioning model more closely follows the data and that the process partitioning model underpredicts the mixed layer depth. The results suggest that shear production and consumption of turbulent kinetic energy at the mixed layer top are local processes.
Document ID
19890030892
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Boers, Reinout (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD; Maryland, University, College Park, United States)