Turbulence observations in the Gulf of Trieste under moderate wind forcing  and different water column stratification

Falcieri, Francesco Marcello; Kantha, Lakshmi; Benetazzo, Alvise; Bergamasco, Andrea; Bonaldo, Davide; Barbariol, Francesco; Malačič, Vlado; Sclavo, Mauro; Carniel, Sandro

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-433-2016

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11 Mar 2016

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| 11 Mar 2016

Turbulence observations in the Gulf of Trieste under moderate wind forcing and different water column stratification

Francesco Marcello Falcieri, Lakshmi Kantha, Alvise Benetazzo, Andrea Bergamasco, Davide Bonaldo, Francesco Barbariol, Vlado Malačič, Mauro Sclavo, and Sandro Carniel

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RC C646: 'referee comment', Hartmut Peters, 30 Aug 2015
- AC C944: 'reply to first review', Francesco Marcello Falcieri, 20 Oct 2015
RC C698: 'Comments on "Turbulence observations in the Gulf of Trieste under moderate wind forcing and different column stratification" by F.M. Falceri et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Sep 2015
- AC C948: 'reply to reviewer 2', Francesco Marcello Falcieri, 20 Oct 2015
RC C1069: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #3, 29 Oct 2015

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AR by Francesco Marcello Falcieri on behalf of the Authors (21 Dec 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Jan 2016) by Judith Wolf

RR by Hartmut Peters (08 Feb 2016)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (16 Feb 2016)

ED: Publish as is (17 Feb 2016) by Judith Wolf

AR by Francesco Marcello Falcieri on behalf of the Authors (26 Feb 2016)

Short summary

Between January 30th and February 4th we collected the first turbulence observations in the Gulf of Trieste under different wind forcing and water column structure. The vertical profiles of the turbulence kinetic energy dissipation rates showed that the presence near the sea floor of different water masses, inflowing from the open sea, can prevent the complete mixing of the water column. This dumping effect is enhanced when these masses present higher suspended sediment concentrations.