Near-Inertial Wave Critical Layers in a Warm-Core Ring

暖核环中的近惯性波临界层

• 批准号: 8910968
• 负责人: Eric Kunze
• 金额: $ 46.08万
• 依托单位: University of Washington
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-12-01 至 1993-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8910968&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Near; Inertial; Wave; Critical; Layers

It is hypothesized that the low vorticity environment of a warm core ring can trap inertial wave energy, providing locally increased finescale shear. This is supported by recent observations of enhanced inertial wave energy and elevated levels of mixing in warm rings. In this project, the P.I.'s will deploy several different types of fine and microstructure instruments in a warm core ring, in order to test these hypotheses, and to measure the mixing properties in regions of high geostrophic shear.

据推测，一个温暖的低涡度环境， 核心环可以捕获惯性波能量， 增加的精细剪切。 这一点得到了最近 惯性波能量增强和升高的观测 暖环中的混合水平。在这个项目中，P.I.的 将部署几种不同类型的精细和微观结构 在温暖的核心环的仪器，为了测试这些 假设，并测量混合特性的区域 高地转切变