On turbulent convection currents and the circulation of the Red Sea

摘要: Abstract Similarity solutions are found for two convective turbulent flows driven by a uniform flux of buoyancy B0 across nearly horizontal free surface. In the first, fluid occupies region x > 0 below surface near z = which there is constant rate addition positive buoyancy. A boundary layer develops, flowing outwards and entraining underlying fluid. The velocity in this case to be proportional (B x) 1 3 , (or density difference) 2 /x) bounary-layer depth x. second, flow modified presence sill at d far from barrier 0; can either or negative. situation, again but distribution B −1 boundary-layer constant, order d. This second situation similar that Red Sea, similarity predictions compared with oceanographic observations region.