Resumen
We have carried out an experimental study of the turbulence kinetic energy dissipation rate (??
?
), temperature dissipation rate (??
?
), and turbulent heat flux (THF) within the water surface layer in the presence of non-breaking wave, surface convection, and horizontal heat and eddy fluxes that play a prominent role in the front. We noted that the non-breaking wave dominates ??
?
values within the surface layer. While analyzing the vertical ??
?
variability, the presence of a wave-affected layer from the water surface to a depth of ???1.25??w
z
?
1.25
?
w
is observed, where ??w
?
w
is the wavelength. ??
?
associated with non-breaking waves ranged to 4.9×10-6
4.9
×
10
-
6
?7×10-6
7
×
10
-
6
m2/s3 for the wavelength range of 0.038 m < ??w
?
w
< 0.098 m categorized as the gravity and gravity-capillary wave regimes. ??
?
values increase for longer ??w
?
w
and non-breaking wave ??
?
values represent their significant contribution to the ocean energy budget and dynamic of surface layer considering that the non-breaking wave covers the large fraction of ocean surface. We also found that the surface mean square slope (MSS) and wave generated ??
?
have the same order of magnitude, i.e., MSS ~??
~
?
. Besides, we have documented that the small-scale temperature fluctuation change (i.e., ??
?
) is consistent with the large-scale temperature gradient change (i.e., ??/????
d
<
T
>
/
d
z
). The value of the THF is approximately constant within the surface layer. It represents that the measured THF near the water surface can be considered a surface water THF, challenging to measure directly.