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Effects of Submesoscale Turbulence on Reactive Tracers in the Upper Ocean.

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Title/Author:	Effects of Submesoscale Turbulence on Reactive Tracers in the Upper Ocean./
Author:	Smith, Katherine Margaret.
Description:	1 online resource (171 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-03(E), Section: B.
Subject:	Fluid mechanics. -
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ISBN:	9780355542707

Effects of Submesoscale Turbulence on Reactive Tracers in the Upper Ocean.
Smith, Katherine Margaret.

Effects of Submesoscale Turbulence on Reactive Tracers in the Upper Ocean. - 1 online resource (171 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-03(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Colorado at Boulder, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references

In this dissertation, Large Eddy Simulations (LES) are used to model the coupled turbulence-reactive tracer dynamics within the upper mixed layer of the ocean. Prior work has shown that LES works well over the spatial and time scales relevant to both turbulence and reactive biogeochemistry. Additionally, the code intended for use is able to carry an arbitrary number of tracer equations, allowing for easy expansion of the species reactions. Research in this dissertation includes a study of 15 idealized non-reactive tracers within an evolving large-scale temperature front in order determine and understand the fundamental dynamics underlying turbulence-tracer interaction in the absence of reactions. The focus of this study, in particular, was on understanding the evolution of biogeochemically-relevant, non-reactive tracers in the presence of both large (~5 km) submesoscale eddies and smallscale (~100 m) wave-driven Langmuir turbulence. The 15 tracers studied have different initial, boundary, and source conditions and significant differences are seen in their distributions depending on these conditions. Differences are also seen between regions where submesoscale eddies and small-scale Langmuir turbulence are both present, and in regions with only Langmuir turbulence. A second study focuses on the examination of Langmuir turbulence effects on upper ocean carbonate chemistry. Langmuir mixing time scales are similar to those of chemical reactions, resulting in potentially strong tracer-flow coupling effects. The strength of the Langmuir turbulence is varied, from no wave-driven turbulence (i.e., only shear-driven turbulence), to Langmuir turbulence that is much stronger than that found in typical upper ocean conditions. Three different carbonate chemistry models are also used in this study: time-dependent chemistry, equilibrium chemistry, and no-chemistry (i.e., non-reactive tracers). The third and final study described in this dissertation details the development of a reduced-order biogeochemical model with 17 state equations that can accurately reproduce the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) ecosystem behavior, but that can also be integrated within high-resolution LES.

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ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9780355542707Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Fluid mechanics.
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