Abstract
In-situ measurements on microstructures are carried out to investigate turbulent energy dissipation rate in coastal oceans. However it is difficult to figure out turbulent energy dissipation rate near pycnocline, because of the measuring principle of a commonly-used velocity shear sensor. We calculated the turbulent energy dissipation rate using temperature shear data in Kagoshima Bay and demonstrated the worth of this method. Future observations of the turbulence structure of shallow coastal areas where estimation of turbulent energy dissipation rate via turbulent shear data is difficult will be possible via a combination of both turbulent shear analysis and temperature shear data.
