Physical Oceanography

物理海洋学

• 批准号: 1000232757-2019
• 负责人: Musgrave, Ruth
• 金额: $ 8.74万
• 依托单位: Dalhousie University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=695122
• 关键词: Physical; Oceanography

By investigating the physics behind ocean mixing, this proposed research program will address a key uncertainty in the field of numerical climate modeling and prediction. The spatial and temporal distribution of ocean mixing is mostly determined by the dissipation of internal waves, yet their energy pathways from generation through to dissipation are not fully understood. This research will study internal wave environments at several dynamically distinct locations in the Pacific, Atlantic and Southern Oceans to determine these energy pathways, with results that can be generalized to the global ocean and used to improve our ability to predict future climate states

通过调查海洋混合背后的物理学，这项拟议的研究计划将解决数值气候建模和预测领域的一个关键不确定性。海洋混合的空间和时间分布主要由内波的耗散决定，但它们从产生到耗散的能量路径还没有完全了解。这项研究将研究太平洋，大西洋和南大洋几个动态不同位置的内波环境，以确定这些能量路径，其结果可以推广到全球海洋，并用于提高我们预测未来气候状态的能力。