Dynamical Balances in a Western Boundary Current: The Effects of Continental Slope/Shelf Topography

建议调查大陆性的影响， 陆架/陆坡、海底地形和摩擦力对动力学的影响 用半原始方程平衡西边界流 模型（SPEM）。高分辨率理想化计算将是 进行和动量，涡度和能量平衡，在这些 模拟结果将与海湾地区的观测结果进行比较 源源不断的比较将包括横向和纵向结构 模型边界电流的大小，再循环的强度， 分离点的位置和涡动力学的 分离电流

It is proposed to investigate the effects of continental shelf/slope, bottom topography and friction on the dynamical balance of western boundary currents with a semi-primitive equation model (SPEM). High-resolution idealized calculations will be conducted and the momentum, vorticity and energy balances in these simulations will be compared with observations from the Gulf Stream. Comparisons will include the lateral and vertical structure of the model boundary current, the strength of the recirculation, the location of the separation point and the eddy dynamics of the separated current.