Internal wave breaking and mixing in the ocean

该项目旨在利用超高分辨率数值模拟来量化海洋中的湍流混合。湍流混合是由内波引起的，内波将能量从海洋边界输送到内陆，在那里它们驱动冷水、深水与上方较暖的水的混合。这种混合对海洋循环至关重要，海洋循环控制着海洋中热量和碳的储存，但在目前的气候模型中没有得到充分的反映。该项目的预期结果是一个增强的全球海洋模式，其中包含了对湍流混合的准确描述。这应该会通过提高未来气候预测的准确性，为澳大利亚社区带来重大好处。

This project aims to quantify turbulent mixing in the ocean using ultra-high-resolution numerical modelling. Turbulent mixing is caused by internal waves which transport energy from the ocean boundaries into the interior, where they drive mixing of cold, deep water with warmer water above. This mixing is crucial to the ocean circulation which controls the storage of heat and carbon in the ocean, but is inadequately represented in current climate models. The anticipated outcome of the project is an enhanced, global-ocean model incorporating an accurate description of turbulent mixing. This should provide significant benefits to the Australian community by improving the accuracy of future climate predictions.