Role of wave breaking in the air–sea interaction - Breaking and Dissipation of Ocean Surface Waves - page 389

0.00 0.00

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-0.30 -0.30

RE = 5 413 RE =4144

a = 0.0525000

-0.40 -0.40

a = 0.0600000

1.0E-8 1.0E-7 1.0E-6 1.0E-5 1.0E-4
Diss

1.0E-3 1.0E-2 1.0E-1 1.0E-8 1.0E-7 1.0E-6 1.0E-5 1.0E-4 1.0E-3 1.0E-2 1.0E-1

Diss

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0.00

-0.10

-0.10

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-0.20

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RE = 3045 RE = 2114

-0.40 -0.40

a = 0.0450000 a = 0.0375000

1.0E-8 1.0E-7 1.0E-6 1.0E-5 1.0E-4 1.0E-3 1.0E-2 1.0E-1

1.0E-8 1.0E-7 1.0E-6 1.0E-5 1.0E-4 1.0E-3 1.0E-2 1.0E-1

Diss Diss

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0.00

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-0.30

-0.30

RE = 1353 RE = 761

-0.40

-0.40

a = 0.0300000 a = 0.0225000

1.0E-8 1.0E-7 1.0E-6 1.0E-5 1.0E-4 1.0E-3 1.0E-2 1.0E-1 1.0E-8 1.0E-7 1.0E-6 1.0E-5 1.0E-4 1.0E-3 1.0E-2 1.0E-1

Diss Diss

0.00

-0.10

-0.10

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RE = 338
a

RE = 84
a

-0.40

= 0.0150000

-0.40

= 0.00750000

1.0E-8 1.0E-7 1.0E-6 1.0E-5 1.0E-4 1.0E-3 1.0E-2 1.0E-1 1.0E-8 1.0E-7 1.0E-6 1.0E-5 1.0E-4 1.0E-3 1.0E-2 1.0E-1

Diss Diss

Figure 9.11 Vertical profiles of the volumetric dissipation Diss ( m 2 / s 3 ) as a function of depth Z ( m )

(Chalikov, 2010, personal communication, numerical model of non-breaking wave-induced turbu-
lence in potential waves). Different subplots show profiles for different wave amplitudes a and
corresponding wave Reynolds numbers (7.70) denoted as RE , as indicated within the panels