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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
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Istituto di Scienze Marine – Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche, Venice, Italy
Lakshmi Kantha
Istituto di Scienze Marine – Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche, Venice, Italy
Colorado Center for Astrodynamical Research – University
of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Alvise Benetazzo
Istituto di Scienze Marine – Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche, Venice, Italy
Andrea Bergamasco
Istituto di Scienze Marine – Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche, Venice, Italy
Davide Bonaldo
Istituto di Scienze Marine – Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche, Venice, Italy
Francesco Barbariol
Istituto di Scienze Marine – Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche, Venice, Italy
Vlado Malačič
National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station,
Piran, Slovenia
Mauro Sclavo
Istituto di Scienze Marine – Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche, Venice, Italy
Sandro Carniel
Istituto di Scienze Marine – Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche, Venice, Italy
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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.
Between January 30th and February 4th we collected the first turbulence observations in the Gulf...
