Atmospheric Flows
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About Atmospheric Flow Research
The atmospheric boundary layer, referring to the lowermost section of the Earth’s atmosphere, is largely influenced by its interactions with earth’s surface. SAFL researchers use laboratory experiments, field campaigns, numerical simulations, and innovative imaging techniques to investigate a wide-range of near-surface processes, including wall turbulence, thermal stability, and applications involving complex terrains.
SAFL Affiliated Faculty
Michele Guala
Jiarong Hong
Lian Shen
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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Deltas and Oceans, Multiphase Interactions, Turbulence
A numerical simulation of wind turbulence over breaking waves
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Researchers studied the effect of waves breaking on the airflow above the waves. Research like this regarding wind and wave interactions can be used to improve ocean-atmosphere interaction models.