Equatorial Mixing The equatorial oceans not only dominate global heat uptake from the atmosphere but spawn global scale weather and climate phenomena like the El Nino Southern Oscillation and the Madden-Julian Oscillation. Learn More…

Moored Mixing Measurements Our conception, development and deployment of instruments capable of measuring turbulence or mixing on oceanographic moorings has led to long time series at various locations in Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Learn more…

Nonlinear Internal Waves Strongly nonlinear internal solitary waves are a ubiquitous feature of the coastal ocean. They have been observed in moored records, from shipboard measurements and remotely by radar. Strong shear generated by these waves creates conditions favorable for instabilities, producing elevated turbulent dissipation and mixing. Learn more…

Bottom Boundary Layers A fundamental aspect of fluid mechanics is the no-flow boundary condition. A complicated transition from fluid in motion away from the boundary occurs across turbulent and viscous boundary layers. Learn more…

Physics of Diurnal Warm Layers Upper ocean heat content changes daily due to radiative forcing from the sun that creates a thin diurnal warm layer extending several meters beneath the sea surface. The temperature of this layer can vary by several degrees C in the tropics. Learn more…