Energy Fluxes at the Air-Sea Interface ((10) T04)

• Subject Area: Oceanography ; Mathematics ; Atmospheric Science
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 274762653

Third-phase efforts will be geared towards connecting near surface coupled wind-wave dynamics with upper ocean and lower atmosphere energy fluxes, particularly looking at dissipative effects. Building on previous phase results, extended domains will be considered to investigate surface wind-wave influences on the upper ocean, in particular Langmuir turbulence. To this end, we are aiming for a coupling between the wind-wave model and an established upper ocean Large Eddy Simulation model. To avoid spurious kinetic energy induced by non-physical measurements or predictions, gradient robust identification techniques will be extended to the wind-wave model.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 181: Energy transfers in Atmosphere and Ocean
• Applicant Institution: Universität Hamburg
• Project Heads: Marc Buckley, Ph.D.; Dr. Lars Czeschel; Professor Dr.-Ing. Thomas Rung; Professor Dr. Winnifried Wollner, since 7/2024