Destratification and mixing by boundary turbulence in oceans and rivers

高温时期使海洋和低地河流表面变热，从而增加层化并抑制混合。这破坏了正常情况下分配热量和二氧化碳的过程，并可能导致河流迅速去层化等过程，从而导致大量鱼类死亡。该项目旨在通过受控的实验室实验、有针对性的现场测量和理论模型来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。成果将包括对航道管理的物理理解、预测模型和实用工具，并有可能更好地管理我们的河流系统。

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.