Turbulence generation by large-scale extreme vertical drafts and the modulation of local energy dissipation in stably stratified geophysical flows

Stratified flows can develop powerful vertical drafts - resulting from a resonant interaction of gravity waves and turbulent motions when the system explores certain region parameter space which is geophysical interest. These extreme (detected through kurtosis velocity, ${K}_{w}$) do generate turbulence, leading to enhanced local-in-time-and-space kinetic (${\stackrel{\ifmmode \hat{}\else \^{}\fi{}}{\ensuremath{\epsilon}}}_{V}$) potential energy dissipation. They are needed in order for stratified be as efficient homogenous isotropic flow dissipating energy.