Destratification and mixing by boundary turbulence in oceans and rivers

高温期加热海洋和低地河流的表面，从而增加分层和抑制混合。这破坏了正常分配热量和二氧化碳的过程，并可能导致河流快速去分层等过程，从而导致大量鱼类死亡。该项目旨在通过受控实验室实验、有针对性的实地测量和理论建模，揭示海洋和河流系统中由风和温度突变引起的湍流驱动的混合和去层化机制。结果将包括物理理解，预测模型和水道管理的实用工具，具有更好地管理河流系统的潜力。

Periods of high temperature heat the surfaces of the oceans and lowland rivers, thereby increasing stratification and inhibiting mixing. This undermines the processes that normally distribute heat and CO2 and can lead to processes like rapid destratification in rivers that can result in mass fish-kills. This project aims to reveal the mixing and destratification mechanisms driven by turbulence from wind and sudden temperature change in oceanic and riverine systems through controlled laboratory experiments, targeted field measurements and theoretical modelling. Outcomes will include physical understanding, predictive models, and practical tools for waterway management, with the potential for better management of our riverine systems.