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Physical processes that determine the character and magnitude of turbulence in the upper ocean are surveyed and the challenges of studying near-surface turbulence are revealed. The free-surface boundary layer has some specifics, which distinguish it from the classic wall layer. The wall layer analogy is, however, still useful for understanding the near-surface turbulence. The major problem in studying the near-surface turbulence is obtaining reliable data in the wave-disturbed layer. A substantial part of the kinetic energy is dissipated by the breaking waves that are saturated with air bubbles, while most of the available ocean sensor technologies do not provide useful data in this environment. Methodological requirements are followed by examples of turbulence data obtained with a free-rising profiler and bow-mounted sensors in comparison with other results. The field data provide context for discussion of models of wave-enhanced turbulence. As a transition to Chap. 4, the effects of thermohaline stratification on the near-surface turbulence regime and the parameterization of these effects are considered.

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Soloviev, A., Lukas, R. (2014). Near-Surface Turbulence. In: The Near-Surface Layer of the Ocean. Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, vol 48. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7621-0_3

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