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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
Volume 118, Issue 3, Pages 1534-1542Publisher
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20073
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In this paper, we demonstrate for the first time the generation of coherent vortices at the top of a canopy in oscillatory (i.e., wave-dominated) flow. Through a series of flow visualization experiments, vortex formation is shown to occur when two conditions described by the Keulegan-Carpenter (KC) and Reynolds (Re) numbers are met. First, the wave period must be sufficiently long to allow the generation of the shear-driven instability at the top of the canopy; this occurs when KC greater than or similar to 5. Second, the vortex instability must be able to overcome the stabilizing effects of viscosity; this occurs when Re greater than or similar to 1000. The vortices greatly increase the rate of vertical mixing within the canopy, such that any prediction of residence time in a coastal canopy requires an understanding of whether vortex generation is occurring.
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