Original article Spatial-three-dimensional wave processes’ modeling in shallow water bodies taking into account the vertical turbulent exchange features

Introduction. Reliable prediction of indicators of turbulent flows is a very difficult task, which is explained by the exceptional physical complexity of turbulence, in particular its probabilistic nature, a wide space-time spectrum and a fundamentally three-dimensional non-stationary nature. Despite conducting a wide range of studies focused on the problem under consideration, they did not fully reflect the totality of various factors and processes affecting the structure and parameters of vertical turbulent mixing. This indicates the need for a systematic analysis of the problem and modeling of such complex formalized systems. The aim of the work is to construct a scenario of changes in hydrodynamic wave processes of the coastal zone, based on an improved mathematical model of wave processes.

Materials and methods. The article is devoted to the study of spatial-three-dimensional wave processes in shallow water bodies, taking into account the features of turbulent exchange depending on the source and localization in the column of liquid, as well as the study of the influence of regular wave processes on turbulent exchange and vertically using a mathematical model of wave processes based on the system of Navier-Stokes equations, including three equations of motion in the with dynamically changing geometry of the computational domain.

The results of the study. Based on the developed software package, a scenario of changes in hydrodynamic wave processes of the coastal zone is constructed, the formation of vortex structures is predicted. Discussion and conclusions. The separation of the wave flow into a near-surface macroturbulent layer caused by wave motion and a lower layer with background hydrodynamic turbulence is proved, the strength and intensity of turbulence changed synchronously with wave oscillations, demonstrating a pronounced asymmetry of turbulence generation throughout the water column.

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