An Exploratory Program of Deep Equatorial Current, Internal Wave, and Turbulence Observations

赤道深海流、内波和湍流观测探索性计划

• 批准号: 9401223
• 负责人: Raymond Schmitt
• 金额: $ 45万
• 依托单位: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-11-01 至 1997-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9401223&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Exploratory; Program; Deep; Equatorial; Current

A series of deep fine and microstructure profiles will be conducted across the Romanche and Chain fracture zones of the equatorial Atlantic mid-ocean ridge. The focus of the research is on the flow of bottom waters over major sills where enhanced mixing associated with hydraulic jumps is expected. Several sites located on the equator and at 1 and 2 degrees latitude, but outside the fracture zone will also be sampled to contrast the conditions within the fracture zone and document the velocity and mixing fields of the deep cross equatorial jets. This exploratory work is collaborative with one of the French contribution to the deep basin experiment.

将在赤道大西洋洋中脊的Romanche断裂带和Chain断裂带进行一系列深层精细和微结构剖面测量。研究的重点是底部沃茨在主要的窗台，增强混合与水力跃预计。还将对位于赤道和纬度1度和2度但在断裂带以外的几个地点进行取样，以对比断裂带内的条件，并记录深越赤道急流的速度和混合场。这项探索性工作是与法国对深盆地实验的一项贡献合作进行的。