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WAVE-CURRENT-TURBULENCE INTERACTIONS IN A HIGH-FLOW TIDAL CHANNEL

dc.contributor.authorWilson, Colleen
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Oceanographyen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerDaniel Kelleyen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorChristopher Taggarten_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerGregory Wilsonen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerAnthony Bowenen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerRichard Karstenen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorAlex Hayen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-05T11:21:36Z
dc.date.available2018-04-05T11:21:36Z
dc.date.defence2018-03-28
dc.date.issued2018-04-05T11:21:36Z
dc.description.abstractGrand Passage has been identified for in-stream tidal turbine development as a predictable, high power density, renewable energy source, and is the site for this work. A shore-connected bottom mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) sampling at 2 Hz for 10 days in January/February 2015 spanning a storm with 80 km/h northerly winds recorded tidal current maximum speeds of approximately 2 m/s. Wave height and wave number are estimated from the velocity variance vertical structure in the gravity wave band. Independent estimates of the wavenumber are obtained from the measured phase speed, and compared to the predictions of linear wave theory, including the effects of vertical shear. The analysis also yields an estimate of the turbulence dissipation rate. Maximum wave heights were approximately 2 m, when current and waves oppose. During low wave conditions, the mid-depth turbulent dissipation rate was O(10−4) W/kg, and increased with larger waves.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/73821
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectOceanographyen_US
dc.subjectWavesen_US
dc.subjectTidal flowen_US
dc.subjectTidal turbinesen_US
dc.subjectTurbulenceen_US
dc.subjectAcoustic Doppler measurementsen_US
dc.titleWAVE-CURRENT-TURBULENCE INTERACTIONS IN A HIGH-FLOW TIDAL CHANNELen_US

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