Collaborative Research: Red Sea Outflow Experiment (REDSOX)

Bower9818464提供支助，以研究红海流入亚丁湾的情况，并追踪其流入印度洋的路径。红海外流与其他此类外流的不同之处在于它的低纬位置、浅滩控制和输送的季节性变化。几乎没有人对这一流动进行定量描述。建议的观测包括：1.在运输最多(冬季)和最小(夏季)的时候对亚丁湾西部进行两次高分辨率水文学和直接速度测量；2.直接测量湍流混合，以研究海底和夹带应力；以及3.部署声学跟踪的RAFOS浮标，以跟踪流入印度洋的流动。

Bower9818464Support is provided to study the outflow of the Red Sea into the Gulf of Aden and to trace its path into the Indian Ocean. The Red Sea Outflow differs from other such flows in its low latitude position, the shallow sill control, and a seasonal variability in transport. Little has been done to describe this flow quantitatively. Observations proposed included: 1. Two high-resolution hydrographic and direct velocity surveys of the western Gulf of Aden, at times of maximum (winter) and minimum (summer) transport; 2. Direct measurements of turbulent mixing to study bottom and entrainment stresses; and, 3. Deployment of acoustically tracked RAFOS floats to track the flow into the Indian Ocean.