Unsteady Ekman-Stokes dynamics: implications for surface-wave induced drift of floating marine litter

We examine Stokes drift and wave‐induced transport of floating marine litter on the surface of a rotating ocean with a turbulent mixed layer. Due to Coriolis‐Stokes forcing and surface wave stress, a second‐order Eulerian‐mean flow forms, which must be added to the Stokes drift to obtain the correct...

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Main Authors: Higgins, C, Vanneste, J, van den Bremer, TS
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: American Geophysical Union 2020