THE NEAR-SURFACE LAYER OF THE OCEAN
566
International Space Station, 439
inverse energy cascade, 288, 289,
293
inversion methods, 452, 473, 474,
476, 477, 478, 479, 500
irradiance, 20
downwelling, 20
longwave, 21, 89, 93
spectral, 20, 450
upwelling. See exitance
irreversible
thermodynamic
processes, 121
Jerlov’s optical classification, 451
Jerlov's optical classification, 31
jet droplets, 411, 414
Kansas experiment, 16, 60
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, 248,
252, 301, 334, 344, 352, 414,
436
Keulegan number, 82, 91, 95, 96,
100
kinematic viscosity, 8
kinetic energy flux, 52, 130, 135,
189, 192
Kolmogorov number, 408, 431
Kolmogorov’s cascade, 405
Kolmogorov’s internal scale of
turbulence, 68, 79, 104, 150,
168, 403
Korteweg-deVries-Burgers
equation, 337
KPP model, 278, 501
Langmuir circulations, 148, 209,
286, 364, 370, 372, 373, 374,
376, 379, 380, 382, 383, 384,
385
Langmuir number, 377, 382
Langmuir vortices, 373
Laplace’s equation, 43
large amplitude internal waves,
349, 351
large diurnal warming events, 1,
224, 257, 259, 260, 261, 265,
278, 472, 489, 500
large eddy simulation, 148, 215
large-amplitude internal waves, 2,
224, 353
light scattering due to bubbles,
453, See bubble backscatter
limiting Stokes wave, 49
limiting wave steepness, 47
logarithmic layer, 62, 146, 173,
178, 183, 185, 193, 195, 201,
202, 205, 210, 213, 215, 237,
See constant stress layer
longwave irradiance, 19
low
Rossby
number
approximation, 8, 55, 175
low salinity patches, 227
low solubility gas, 104
low wind speed zones, 260, 263,
265
low-salinity lenses, 303
low-speed streaks, 370
marginal ice zone, 220, 265, 281,
282, 283, 346
marginal stability, 62, 201, 203,
240, 380, 405
marine aerosol, 410, 411, 414,
416, 419, 424
generation function, 411, 421
size distribution, 421
marine neuston. See neuston
marine snow, 457, 458, 459
Marshall-Palmer raindrop size
distribution, 35, 127, 141
melting ice, 265, 281, 284
mesoscale eddies, 286, 346, 502
microlayer, 67, 68, 69, 74, 76, 85,
86, 138, 150, 414
microneuston, 74, See neuston
microscale wave breaking, 49, 76,
81, 82, 83, 84, 437
566
International Space Station, 439
inverse energy cascade, 288, 289,
293
inversion methods, 452, 473, 474,
476, 477, 478, 479, 500
irradiance, 20
downwelling, 20
longwave, 21, 89, 93
spectral, 20, 450
upwelling. See exitance
irreversible
thermodynamic
processes, 121
Jerlov’s optical classification, 451
Jerlov's optical classification, 31
jet droplets, 411, 414
Kansas experiment, 16, 60
Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, 248,
252, 301, 334, 344, 352, 414,
436
Keulegan number, 82, 91, 95, 96,
100
kinematic viscosity, 8
kinetic energy flux, 52, 130, 135,
189, 192
Kolmogorov number, 408, 431
Kolmogorov’s cascade, 405
Kolmogorov’s internal scale of
turbulence, 68, 79, 104, 150,
168, 403
Korteweg-deVries-Burgers
equation, 337
KPP model, 278, 501
Langmuir circulations, 148, 209,
286, 364, 370, 372, 373, 374,
376, 379, 380, 382, 383, 384,
385
Langmuir number, 377, 382
Langmuir vortices, 373
Laplace’s equation, 43
large amplitude internal waves,
349, 351
large diurnal warming events, 1,
224, 257, 259, 260, 261, 265,
278, 472, 489, 500
large eddy simulation, 148, 215
large-amplitude internal waves, 2,
224, 353
light scattering due to bubbles,
453, See bubble backscatter
limiting Stokes wave, 49
limiting wave steepness, 47
logarithmic layer, 62, 146, 173,
178, 183, 185, 193, 195, 201,
202, 205, 210, 213, 215, 237,
See constant stress layer
longwave irradiance, 19
low
Rossby
number
approximation, 8, 55, 175
low salinity patches, 227
low solubility gas, 104
low wind speed zones, 260, 263,
265
low-salinity lenses, 303
low-speed streaks, 370
marginal ice zone, 220, 265, 281,
282, 283, 346
marginal stability, 62, 201, 203,
240, 380, 405
marine aerosol, 410, 411, 414,
416, 419, 424
generation function, 411, 421
size distribution, 421
marine neuston. See neuston
marine snow, 457, 458, 459
Marshall-Palmer raindrop size
distribution, 35, 127, 141
melting ice, 265, 281, 284
mesoscale eddies, 286, 346, 502
microlayer, 67, 68, 69, 74, 76, 85,
86, 138, 150, 414
microneuston, 74, See neuston
microscale wave breaking, 49, 76,
81, 82, 83, 84, 437