COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Internal Waves and Mixing in the Upper Equatorial Pacific Ocean

合作研究：赤道上太平洋的内波和混合

• 批准号: 9201332
• 负责人: David Hebert
• 金额: $ 18.21万
• 依托单位: University of Rhode Island
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-09-01 至 1996-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9201332&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: COLLABORATIVE; RESEARCH; Internal; Waves; Mixing

A large and unique data set was collected during a series of experiments conducted in the equatorial Pacific (TROPIC HEAT) between 1984 and 1987. The measurements consisted of intensive microstructure profiles, mean current profiles and thermistor chain observations of internal waves. The continuing analysis focusses on the interaction between internal waves and turbulence in the upper equatorial Pacific. It is postulated that mixing by high-frequency internal waves dominates the vertical fluxes in this region.

在1984至1987年间在赤道太平洋(热带热)进行的一系列实验中收集了大量独特的数据集。测量包括密集的微结构剖面、平均电流剖面和内波的热电阻链观测。继续分析的重点是赤道上太平洋内波和湍流之间的相互作用。推测该区域的垂直通量主要是由高频内波混合引起的。