Characterizing turbulent heat transport in the ocean using machine learning

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• Miles Couchman (University of Cambridge)
• Thursday 14 October 2021, 11:30-12:30
• Open Plan Area, BP Institute, Madingley Rise CB3 0EZ.

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BPI Seminar – Thursday 14 October 2021

11.30

Miles Couchman, University of Cambridge Characterizing turbulent heat transport in the ocean using machine learning

Turbulence enhances the mixing of heat between different layers of the ocean, playing a critical role in driving global currents that influence the Earth’s climate. Measurements of centimeter-scale velocity and temperature fluctuations, termed microstructure, currently provide the best observational means of probing such mixing and characterizing its variability in space and time. We present a new, data-driven technique for analyzing microstructure data that uses an unsupervised machine learning clustering algorithm to identify fluid regions with similar measured characteristics automatically, yielding insight into the underlying turbulent mechanisms driving mixing. Our results highlight the intermittent nature of the turbulence, demonstrating that relatively rare, but extreme events have the potential to dominate the bulk mixing statistics. As an extension to this work, we discuss a recent analysis of direct numerical simulations of stratified turbulence, revealing insight into mixing dynamics on length scales that are not yet resolvable in oceanographic measurements.

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Time: Oct 14, 2021 11:15 AM London

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