The Time-Dependent Response of the Gulf of Mexico to Drivingby Winds and Loop Current Rings

P.I.将与W。Sturges的佛罗里达州立大学， 和j.d.海军海洋研究所的汤普森， 开发活动（NORDA），以模拟时间依赖性反应 风和环流迫使墨西哥湾 环中的现有数据进行比较，并将模型输出与 西部海湾和尤卡坦海峡。 主要目的是 以确定是否存在可识别的西部边界 当前（WBC）在海湾，并定义和解决的影响 两种强制机制。 两种不同的数值模型 将被用来模拟不同方面的流通， 与观察比较。

P.I. will collaborate with W. Sturges of Florida State Univ., and J.D. Thompson of the Naval Oceanographic Research and Development Activity (NORDA) to model time-dependent response of the Gulf of Mexico to forcing by winds and Loop Current Rings, and the compare model output with existing data from the western Gulf and the Yucatan straits. the primary objective is to determine whether there is an identifiable western boundary current (WBC) in the Gulf, and define and resolve the effects of the two forcing mechanisms. Two different numerical models will be used to model different aspects of the circulation for comparison with observations.