Meridional Circulation Across the Antarctic Circumpolar Current

9529813麦克雷迪在这个项目中，PI将研究南极绕极洋流的环流，据估计，环流的规模约为ACC环流的三分之一。据推测，这是由于风力造成的。这项研究将利用现有的涡旋解析浅水方程数值模式，研究经向环流的强度和深度分布对强迫方面的敏感性，特别是对风应力、浮力通量、海底地形和源水可获得性的差异。

9529813 MacCready In this project, the PI will study the circulation ACROSS the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, estimated to be about 1/3 as large as the circulation OF the ACC. It is hypothesized to be due to wind forcing. This study will investigate the sensitivity of the meridional circulation, both in strength and depth distribution, to aspects of the forcing, specificially to differences in wind stress, buoyancy flux, bottom topography, and source-water availability, using an existing, eddy-resolving, shallow-water equation numerical model, formulated as a series of isopycnal layers.