Chapter 5. SPATIALLY-COHERENT STRUCTURES
measurements, however, do reveal the sharp frontal interfaces due to the
horizontal scale separation.
During TOGA COARE, fast-response temperature, conductivity,
pressure (depth), and turbulence probes were mounted on the bow of the
R/V Moana Wave at a nominal depth of 1.7 m (Soloviev et al., 1998;
Soloviev et al., 1999). The data were collected almost continuously during
several cruises, which provided representative statistics of frontal interfaces..
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Figure 5-24. The depth (pressure), temperature (T), salinity (S), density V t ), and the dissipation
rate of turbulent kinetic energy H from bow sensors for the case of wind stress opposing the
buoyant spreading of front. Corresponding records of temperature (bow thermistor at 3 m intake)
and salinity (ship’s thermosalinograph system) are shown with smooth lines. Reproduced from
Soloviev et al. (2002) by permission from Elsevier.
measurements, however, do reveal the sharp frontal interfaces due to the
horizontal scale separation.
During TOGA COARE, fast-response temperature, conductivity,
pressure (depth), and turbulence probes were mounted on the bow of the
R/V Moana Wave at a nominal depth of 1.7 m (Soloviev et al., 1998;
Soloviev et al., 1999). The data were collected almost continuously during
several cruises, which provided representative statistics of frontal interfaces..
321
Figure 5-24. The depth (pressure), temperature (T), salinity (S), density V t ), and the dissipation
rate of turbulent kinetic energy H from bow sensors for the case of wind stress opposing the
buoyant spreading of front. Corresponding records of temperature (bow thermistor at 3 m intake)
and salinity (ship’s thermosalinograph system) are shown with smooth lines. Reproduced from
Soloviev et al. (2002) by permission from Elsevier.