Atmospheric Frontal Dynamics

该奖项支持的研究目标 是开发一个简单的三维非线性数值模型 模式的大气锋，并用它来研究的过程中， 锋生，侧重于锋区的演变， 一个稳定的前沿 该模型结合了斜压 边界层中的不稳定性和粘性耗散， 他们的互动。 使用这个模型，PI将预测 前沿达到稳定状态所需的时间， 基本流程的修改， 保持正面的对比度和正面的比例。 然后将模型结果与观测到的锋面结果进行比较。 特色 大气锋的发展和演变是一个 动态气象学的挑战性问题。 主要研究者有 在过去的一年里， 多年来，他的研究为 我们对他们的理解。

The objective of the research supported under this award is to develop a simple three-dimensional, nonlinear, numerical model of atmospheric fronts and use it to study the process of frontogenesis, focusing on the evolution of a frontal zone into a steady state front. The model incorporates both baroclinic instability and viscous dissipation in the boundary layer and their interaction. Using this model, the PI will predict the time required for the front to reach a steady state, the modification of the basic flow, the secondary circulations that maintain the frontal contrasts, and the scale of the front. The model results will then be compared with observed frontal characteristics. The development and evolution of atmospheric fronts is one of the challenging problems in dynamic meteorology. The PI has examined a number of aspects of frontal behavior over the last several years and his research has contributed significantly to our understanding of them.