EXPERIMENTS WITH CONTROLLED LANGMUIR CIRCULATIONS

被引：26

作者：

FALLER, AJ

机构：

[1] Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park

来源：

SCIENCE | 1978年 / 201卷 / 4356期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.201.4356.618

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Laboratory experiments in which wind was blown gently over a regular crossed-wave pattern have clearly shown the existence of regular, steady, and reproducible Langmuir circulations. The circulations were present only when both the wind and the wave patterns existed at the same time. With circulations having an across-wind wavelength of 44 centimeters, the descending vertical motions carried turbulent surface water downward 39 centimeters to the bottom of the wind and wave tank. The observations are in general agreement with the mathematical model of Craik and Leibovich, although further experiments will be required to definitively test the analytical model. Copyright © 1978 AAAS.

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页码：618 / 620

页数：3