Theoretical Studies of Eddy-Environment Interactions

该奖项将支持涡流与环境相互作用的分析和数字研究。过去的理论研究集中在β平面上孤立涡流的演化上。本研究将探讨：1。通风暖、环动；2. 暖环与西部边界流的相互作用；3. 环与邻近中尺度现象的相互作用；4. 具有西经向边界的暖环相互作用；, 5。“厚”涡旋的结构和动力学。总体目标是应用由P.I.开发的新动态以阐明涡旋与大尺度大气环流之间的动力学联系。

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.