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Articles | Volume 21, issue 3
Articles | Volume 21, issue 3
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 3
Research article
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03 Jun 2025
Research article |  | 03 Jun 2025

Overlapping turbulent boundary layers in an energetic coastal sea

Arnaud F. Valcarcel, Craig L. Stevens, Joanne M. O'Callaghan, and Sutara H. Suanda

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This paper describes underwater robotic measurements in an energetic strait. The data show how energy is transferred from winds and tides to turbulent processes. Boundary layers of strong turbulence affected the water from surface to seafloor across an unusually deep extent, except when fresher or warmer waters moved into the region. Numerical models revealed that turbulent energy transport allowed boundary layers to interact. This phenomenon may impact the biological structure of coastal seas.
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