Theoretical Studies of Eddy-Environment Interactions

该奖项将支持分析和数字研究 涡流与环境的相互作用。 过去的理论努力 集中研究了贝塔星上孤立漩涡的演化 飞机 本研究将探讨：1。的动态 通风温暖，戒指; 2.暖环的相互作用 与西部边界流; 3.环的相互作用 和邻近的中尺度现象; 4.温暖的星环相互作用， 与西方的边界;和，5。结构和 “厚”涡流的动力学。 总体目标是应用 私家侦探正在开发的新动力学是为了澄清 涡旋和大尺度大气环流之间的动力学联系 流通

This award will support analytical and numberical studies of eddy-environment interactions. Past theoretical efforts have concentrated on the evolution of isolated eddies on a beta plane. This study will examine: 1. The dynamics of ventilating warm, rings; 2. The interactions of warm rings with western boundary currents; 3. The interactions of rings and neighboring mesoscale phenomena; 4. Warm ring interactions, with western meridional boundaries; and, 5. The structure and dynamics of "thick" eddies. The overall objective is to apply the novel dynamics being developed by the P.I.'s to clarify the dynamical links between eddies and the large scale general circulation.