Spectral Energy Fluxes by Wave-Wave Interactions ((13) W06)

• Subject Area: Oceanography ; Atmospheric Science
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 274762653

Wave-wave and wave-mean flow interactions are of key importance for energy transfers in the atmosphere and ocean, and are the focus of this subproject. This subproject will provide a novel understanding of the spectral energy budget, and wave-wave and wave-mean flow interactions in the atmosphere and in the ocean. By using a variety of complementary methods and diagnostics, we will quantify the importance of different wave-wave and wave-mean flow interactions for energy transfers that will guide the work on parameterisations in this CRC, together with interpretation of observations and model results.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 181: Energy transfers in Atmosphere and Ocean
• Applicant Institution: Universität Hamburg
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Carsten Eden; Professor Dr. Dirk Jürgen Olbers; Professorin Dr. Claudia Christine Stephan, since 7/2024; Professorin Nedjeljka Zagar, Ph.D.