Theoretical Studies of Eddy-Environment Interactions

该奖项将支持对涡旋与环境相互作用的分析和数值研究。过去的理论研究主要集中在贝塔平面上孤立涡旋的演化。本研究将探讨：1.暖环的通风动力学；2.暖环与西边界流的相互作用；3.环与邻近中尺度现象的相互作用；4.暖环与西经向边界的相互作用；以及5.“厚”涡的结构和动力学。总体目标是应用S发展的新动力学来阐明涡旋和大尺度大气环流之间的动力学联系。

This award will support analytical and numberical studies of eddy-environment interactions. Past theoretical efforts have concentrated on the evolution of isolated eddies on a beta plane. This study will examine: 1. The dynamics of ventilating warm, rings; 2. The interactions of warm rings with western boundary currents; 3. The interactions of rings and neighboring mesoscale phenomena; 4. Warm ring interactions, with western meridional boundaries; and, 5. The structure and dynamics of "thick" eddies. The overall objective is to apply the novel dynamics being developed by the P.I.'s to clarify the dynamical links between eddies and the large scale general circulation.