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Bryan Kerman

PhD Penn State 1972 post doc Chicago Atmos Environ Service (Canada) - retired 2006 - sabbatical Cambridge (1989-90) organizer conferences on naturally generated underwater sound -numerous papers on various process affect by near-surface atmosphere (remote sensing, diffusion, oceanic waves, sea ice structure) current interest entropic forces in atmospheric convection in hurricanes, tornado etc

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The simulation modeling of turbulence in the boundary layer in consolidated in terms of boundary ... more The simulation modeling of turbulence in the boundary layer in consolidated in terms of boundary layer similarity principles and empirical results. The modeling is extended for some aspects of the nonlinear and non-Gaussian structure of the turbulence. Properties of the discrete gust form structure of the modeled turbulence are identified.

... measures of ice structure, environmental forcing and sound generation 5. the characterization... more ... measures of ice structure, environmental forcing and sound generation 5. the characterization of impact ... for sufficiently high surface tension wind is the only dynamic variable-a result ... Another review paper by Pritchard examines the development and status of constitutive laws for ...

Ocean Wave Dynamics.- Mechanisms of Wave Breaking in Deep Water.- Equilibrium Range Characteristi... more Ocean Wave Dynamics.- Mechanisms of Wave Breaking in Deep Water.- Equilibrium Range Characteristics of Breaking Waves.- Experiments on Breaking Waves.- Wind Waves as a Coupling Process Between Air and Water Turbulent Boundary Layers.- On the Mechanics of Spilling Zones of Quasi-Steady Breaking Waves.- An Estimate of Wave Breaking Probability for Deep Water Waves..- Whitecap Coverage as a Remotely Monitorable Indication of the Rate of Bubble Injection into the Oceanic Mixed Layer.- Wave and Bubble Characteristics in the Surf Zone.- LDA as a New Tool to Detect Air-Sea Interaction Mechanisms.- Feasibility Study of At-Sea Measurement of Ocean-Air Interface Parameters Needed to Evaluate Ocean Surface Generated Noise.- Bubble Dynamics and Observations.- Bubble Noise Creation Mechanisms.- Bubble Dynamics in Oceanic Ambient Noise.- The Horizontal Structure and Distribution of Bubble Clouds.- On the Distribution of Bubbles Near the Ocean Surface.- Study of Micro-Bubbles in the North Sea.- Op...

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1979

Multiple layers of turbulence were observed by an acoustic sounder in the Shakwak Valley of the s... more Multiple layers of turbulence were observed by an acoustic sounder in the Shakwak Valley of the southern Yukon. The layers, extending in time for more than five days, were found to correlate highly with temperature steps observed by a tethered balloon system. During the period of the observation, the wind was virtually calm and the skies clear, suggesting a radiational cause for the phenomenon. Various mechanisms are discussed with particular attention to the possibility of a dynamic instability of katabatic (Stewartson) sidewall layers. Order of magnitude estimates suggest that the lateral turbulent heat flux of such eddies is comparable to the radiational heat losses of the valley walls.