# Estimates of the temperature flux–temperature gradient relation above a sea floor

@article{Cimatoribus2016EstimatesOT,
title={Estimates of the temperature flux–temperature gradient relation above a sea floor},
author={Andrea A. Cimatoribus and Hans van Haren},
journal={Journal of Fluid Mechanics},
year={2016},
volume={793},
pages={504 - 523}
}
• Published 8 February 2016
• Environmental Science, Physics
• Journal of Fluid Mechanics
The relation between the flux of temperature (or buoyancy), the vertical temperature gradient and the height above the bottom is investigated in an oceanographic context, using high-resolution temperature measurements. The model for the evolution of a stratified layer by Balmforth et al. (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 355, 1998, pp. 329–358) is reviewed and adapted to the case of a turbulent flow above a wall. Model predictions are compared with the average observational estimates of the flux…
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