An animation of the simulated bubble plume evolution in the surf zone. The air-water interface is assumed to be flat and at depth=0 m. The seabed is assumed to be flat and at depth=2 m. The  Every frame of the animation represents a second of the bubble plume's evolution.  The left side of the figure shows the spatial position of each individual bubble whilst the right side plots show the cumulative bubble population distributions for the top (upper plot) and bottom (lower plot) 1 m of the water column. 

 

Click here for a movie showing the evolution of a cloud in water of infinite depth

Click here for a web page describing the equations behind the animation

Click here for published description of experiment

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This page was last updated by TG Leighton, 6 August 2004