Dynamics of Equatorial and Coastal Oceanographic Circulation

一项为期三年的模拟研究将讨论赤道和沿海海洋环流，使用一个2.5层的数值模式，该模式包括热力学，并允许各层之间的夹带和脱吸。具体的应用是：1.确定哪些过程是使模式变得现实所必需的；2.赤道和沿岸流的稳定性；3.延伸到中纬度以解决俯冲问题；4.锋面不稳定性；5.沿海湍流对生物过程的影响；以及6.海岸生成的涡旋向西传播。

A three-year modeling study will address equatorial and coastal ocean circulation, using a 2.5-layer numerical model that includes thermodynamics, and allows entrainment and detrainment between layers. Specific applications are: 1. Determination of which processes are necessary to make the model realistic; 2. Stability of equatorial and coastal currents; 3. Extension to mid-latitudes to address subduction; 4. Frontal Instabilities; 5. Effects of turbulent coastal flow on biological processes; and 6. Westward propagation of coastally generated gyres.