The coupling between idealized 2D eddies and 3D small-scale turbulence in the upper ocean and its implications for oil transport simulations using ENDLESS

Bicheng Chen, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States, Di Yang, University of Houston, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Houston, TX, United States, Charles Vivant Meneveau, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Baltimore, United States and Marcelo Chamecki, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, United States