Ocean upwelling system utilizing energy of surface waves
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Soloviev, Alexander V.
- Source
- 2016 Techno-Ocean (Techno-Ocean) Techno-Ocean (Techno-Ocean). :221-224 2016
- Subject
- Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Signal Processing and Analysis
Ocean temperature
Sea surface
Electron tubes
Surface waves
Valves
Mathematical model
Climate change
artificial upwelling
upper ocean
wave energy
tropical cyclone
- Language
The upper ocean is an important component of climate and climate change. The heat capacity of only a few meters of the ocean is equivalent to the heat capacity of the entire atmosphere. (Solar radiation and IR balance in the atmosphere are of course major factors as well.) A large amount of cold water is available below the thermocline. Artificial upwelling devices can bring cold and nutrient rich water from below the thermocline, increase bio-productivity and cool down the sea surface and the air above. An analytical model and computational fluid dynamics simulation indicate high efficiency of the system. Wave-driven upwelling devices can modify climate on a local scale, and possibly help mitigate hurricanes to some extent.