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Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-433-2016
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Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
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11 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 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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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.
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