Abstract
This analytical study is concerned with assessing the impact of wave breaking on the similarity structure in the oceanic surface layer. This is accomplished by casting a Mellor-Yamada turbulence closure scheme in nondimensional form using Monin-Obukhov scaling. The effects of wave breaking are imposed on these equations according to Craig and Banner [1], and the behavior of the resulting similarity structure is investigated. The results obtained suggest that a significant departure from the familiar Monin-Obukhov similarity structure observed in the atmospheric surface layer is possible. An obstacle in this analysis lies in prescribing the roughness length.
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