Using radar to estimate dissipation rates in thin layers of turbulence
- 1 November 1981
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Radio Science
- Vol. 16 (6) , 1401-1406
- https://doi.org/10.1029/rs016i006p01401
Abstract
A method is described for estimating the energy dissipation rate, ε, from radar measurements of the structure parameter, C2n, in stably stratified layers of turbulence. This estimate applies to horizontal layers of turbulence whose thickness, Lt, is less than the vertical resolution, 2Δ, of the radar (Lt, < 2Δ). Both ε within the turbulence layer and the average of ε over the radar volume, are determined. The derived expression for ε is based on a theoretical relation of turbulence layer thicknesses to the buoyancy length.Keywords
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