International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 678

Full Length Research Paper

Variation of turbulent mixing parameters at the Egyptian Mediterranean coast

S. H. Sharaf El Din1*, F. M. Eid1, N. N. Saad2, K. A. Alam El Din1, M. El Sharkawy2
  1Oceanography Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt. 2National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 11 December 2009
  •  Published: 31 May 2010

Abstract

 

The analysis of the turbulent mixing structure is accomplished by the dynamical computations of the mixing parameters represented by: buoyancy frequency (N), viscous dissipation (ε), turbulent kinetic energy (E), Richardson number (Ri), Reynolds stress, diffusive salt flux (DSF), diffusive heat flux (DHF). In general the computations show that, the water column becomes more stable and less stratified at the deeper layers. Also, the dynamical processes of vertical turbulent mixing are stronger in the surface layers.

 

Key words: Mediterranean sea, turbulence mixing.

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