Interaction Between Internal Waves and Mean Flow in a Marginally Stable Ocean

边缘稳定海洋中内波与平均流量之间的相互作用

• 批准号: 9012616
• 负责人: Thomas Dillon
• 金额: $ 9.9万
• 依托单位: Oregon State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-10-15 至 1993-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9012616&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Interaction; Between; Internal; Waves; Mean

In this project, the P.I. will study the vertical transport of momentum by internal waves through turbulent mixing processes in a region with large mean vertical shear, using a numerical model. The results will directly address the mechanism for transporting large shear stresses, which might be generated by wind at the surface, in a stably stratified and sheared ocean, such as the equatorial Pacific, in which there is relatively small local dissipation of mechanical energy. Particular application will be to the P.I.'s extensive data set from the equatorial Pacific which motivated this study.

在这个项目中，P.I.将研究 通过湍流混合过程的内波动量 大的平均垂直切变区域，使用数值模型。 结果将直接解决运输机制 大的剪切应力，这可能是由风在 表面，在一个稳定分层和剪切海洋，如 赤道太平洋，其中有相对较小的地方 机械能的耗散。 具体应用将是 给私家侦探来自赤道太平洋的大量数据， 激发了这项研究。