Recent Publications

Journal Publications

Nimmo Smith W.A.M, Katz J. and Osborn T.R. 2005: On the Structure of Turbulence in the Bottom Boundary Layer of the Coastal Ocean,  J. Phys. Oceanogr., 35, 72-93.

Nimmo Smith, W.A.M., Atsavapranee, P., Katz, J. and Osborn, T.R. 2002: PIV measurements in the bottom boundary layer of the coastal ocean. Exp. Fluids, 33, 962-971.

Doron, P., Bertuccioli, L., Katz, J. and Osborn, T.R. 2001: Turbulence characteristics and dissipation estimates in the coastal ocean bottom boundary layer from PIV data. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 31, 2108-2134.

Bertuccioli, L. Roth, G.I., Katz, J. and Osborn, T.R. 1999: A submersible particle image velocimetry system for turbulence measurements in the bottom boundary layer. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 16, 1635-1646.

Journal Publications (in review)

Osborn, T.R., Nimmo Smith, W.A.M., Luznik, L., Katz, J. 2005: Turbulence and waves in the bottom boundary layer of the coastal ocean. Submitted to J. Phys. Oceanogr.

Luznik, L, Gurka, R., Zhu, W., Nimmo Smith, W.A.M., Katz, J., Osborn, T.R. 2005:  Distribution of energy spectra, Reynolds stresses, turbulence production and dissipation in a tidally driven bottom boundary layer. Submitted to J. Phys. Oceanogr.

PhD Dissertations

Fricova, A. 2005: Particle transport in the coastal bottom boundary layer using combined PIV and SVM. PhD Thesis, The Johns Hopkins University.

Luznik, L. 2006: Turbulence characteristics of a tidally driven bottom boundary layer of the coastal ocean. PhD Thesis, The Johns Hopkins University.

Proceedings

Luznik L., Gurka, R., Nimmo Smith W.A.M., Zhu W., Katz J. and Osborn T.R. 2005: Wave phase based conditional sampling of Reynolds stresses in the coastal ocean bottom boundary layer. 4th International Symposium on Turbulence and Shear flow Phenomena, Williamsburg, VA.

Gurka, R., Luznik, L.,  Zhu W., Katz J. and Osborn T.R. 2005: Measurements of dissipation and small scale structures using submersible PIV in the bottom boundary layer of the coastal ocean continental shelf. 6th International Symposium on PIV, Pasadena, CA.

Nimmo Smith, W.A.M., Atsavapranee, P., Zhu, W., Luznik, L., Baldwin, D.R., Katz, J. and Osborn, T.R., PIV measurements in the bottom boundary layer of the coastal ocean. 4th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry, Gottingen, Germany, Sept 17-19, 2001. (PDF)

Conference presentations/Posters

Luznik L., Gurka, R., Nimmo Smith W.A.M., Zhu W., Katz J. and Osborn T.R. 2006: Distribution of energy spectra, Reynolds stresses, turbulence production and dissipation in a tidally driven bottom boundary layer. EOS Trans. AGU, 87 (36), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS34O-03.

Gurka, R., Luznik, L., Nimmo Smith W.A.M., Zhu W., Katz J. and Osborn T.R. 2004: The distribution of Reynolds stresses, production, dissipation and vorticity in the bottom boundary layer of the coastal ocean. 57th APS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Luznik L., Gurka, R., Nimmo Smith W.A.M., Zhu W., Katz J. and Osborn T.R. 2004: On the structure of turbulence and reynolds stress distribution in the bottom boundary layer of the coastal ocean. 21st ICTAM, Warsaw, Poland.

Luznik L., Nimmo Smith W.A.M., Zhu W., Gurka R., Katz J. and Osborn T., Turbulence Measurements in the Bottom Boundary Layer Using PIV on the U.S. Southeastern Continental Shelf, AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland, Oregon, January 26-30, 2004. (PDF)