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A laboratory experiment was conducted inside a wind wave tank to investigate the wave induced turbulence. In this experiment, the wave surface elevation and velocity beneath the water surface were measured simultaneously to investigate the relation between the wave status and wave induced turbulence. The profile of the turbulent dissipation rate and Reynolds stress were calculated using experimental data. The effect of the wave status on turbulence is investigated with regard to the wind wave, swell, and mixed wave conditions. It was depicted that the turbulence decreased with increasing depth from the water surface and that the turbulence that was induced by a wave with larger wavelength and wave height is much stronger for the same wave status. Finally, we observed that the wind wave is more effective in activating the wave induced turbulence.
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This study is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41276010) and the Ministry of Education of China (No. 20130132130002).
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Wei, L., Guan, C. & Troitskaya, Y. Laboratory Experiment on Wave Induced Turbulence. J. Ocean Univ. China 17, 721–726 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-018-3528-4
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