Log-skew-normality of ocean turbulence

Cael, B.B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1317-5718; Mashayek, Ali. 2021 Log-skew-normality of ocean turbulence. Physical Review Letters, 126 (22). 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.224502

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Abstract/Summary

The statistics of intermittent ocean turbulence is the key link between physical understanding of turbulence and its global implications. The log-normal distribution is the standard but imperfect assumed distribution for the turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate. We argue that as turbulence is often generated by multiple changing sources, a log-skew-normal (LSN) distribution is more appropriate. We show the LSN distribution agrees excellently and robustly with observations. The heavy tail of the LSN distribution has important implications for sampling of turbulence in terrestrial and extraterrestrial analogous systems.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.224502
Programmes:	NOC Programmes > Ocean BioGeosciences
ISSN:	0031-9007
Date made live:	02 Feb 2022 17:52 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531715

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.224502

Programmes:

NOC Programmes > Ocean BioGeosciences

ISSN:

0031-9007

Date made live:

02 Feb 2022 17:52 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531715