Laboratory and Numerical Modeling of Topographic Effects on Time Dependent Ocean Currents

当强大的洋流与海底相互作用时 地形，在背风侧形成涡流。 这项建议是 通过定常和非定常两种方法来研究涡旋的产生和衰减过程， 以及流经地形特征的非定常流。 波耶（Boyer） 将模拟旋转中地形相互作用的影响 坦克实验通过移动地形障碍物相对于 一种分层的旋转流体。 此外，数字模型 将使用原始方程公式运行（荷兰）， 垂直方向有20层。 实验室结果和 计算机模型将用于预测地球物理结果， 海洋中的相互作用。

When a strong ocean current interacts with ocean bottom topography, eddies are formed on the lee side. This proposal is to study the process of eddy generation and decay by both steady and unsteady flows past topographic features. The PI (Boyer) will simulate the effect of topographic interaction in rotating tank experiments by moving the topographic obstacles relative to a stratified, rotating fluid. Additionally, a numerical model will be run (Holland) using a primitive equation formulation with 20 layers in the vertical. Results of the laboratory and computer models will be used to predict the geophysical result of the interactions in the ocean.