Surface Layer Energetics – The Route to Mixing ((08) T02)

• Subject Area: Oceanography
• Term: since 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 274762653

The primary goals of T2 are to (i) derive a better process understanding of the important influence of sub-mesoscale and surface wave-driven turbulent processes, (ii) improve our quantification of these effects in the TKE budget, and (iii) assess potential weaknesses and propose modifications to current practice, e.g. for ICON and FESOM. In the third phase, we will use model configurations from global up to meter scale complemented with observations. Including the impact of surface waves, which are an important source for mixing - either by breaking at the surface or by Langmuir turbulence, is therefore a major focus of the third phase.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 181: Energy transfers in Atmosphere and Ocean
• Applicant Institution: Universität Hamburg
• Project Heads: Dr. Nils Brüggemann, since 7/2024; Professor Dr. Hans Burchard, until 6/2024; Dr. Jeffrey Carpenter; Dr. Lars Czeschel; Professor Dr. Carsten Eden, since 7/2024