An inertial subrange in microstructure spectra

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Creator	Newberger, P. A. Caldwell, Douglas R.
Abstract	An inertial subrange was found in spectra calculated from vertical profiles of temperature gradient recorded in the bottom boundary layer of the Oregon shelf. Spectra were calculated for 53-cm vertical segments. An ensemble average of those spectra that were fully resolved and had high Cox number was compared to the universal form. Good agreement was found with the Batchelor form. The high wave number end of the inertial range was resolved. A relationship between the Kolmogorov constant for temperature,ß, and the Batchelor constant,q, was established, ßq-2=/ 30 .172( +0.012).If ß = 0.5, as determined from atmospheric data, then q = 4.95 (4.28< q < 6.65) and the transition from the inertial to the viscous-convective range occurs at a wave number k = 0.035k s:( 0.021< k/ks: < 0.043)where kk is the Kolmogorov wave number.
Resource Type	Article
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1029/JC086iC05p04265
Date Available	2010-09-29T18:47:34+00:00
Date Issued	1981-05-20
Citation	Newberger, P. A., & Caldwell, D. R. (1981). An inertial subrange in microstructure spectra. Journal of Geophysical Research, 86(C5), 4265-4268.
Journal Title	Journal of Geophysical Research
Journal Volume	86
Rights Statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Funding Statement (additional comments about funding)	NSF grants OCE77-20242 and OCE79-18904.
Publisher	American Geophysical Union
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/18596
Accessibility Feature	unknown