Interaction Between Internal Waves and Mean Flow in a Marginally Stable Ocean

在这个项目中，P.I.将使用一个数值模式来研究在平均垂直切变较大的区域中，内波通过湍流混合过程进行的动量垂直输送。这些结果将直接解决在稳定分层和切变的海洋中传输大剪应力的机制，这些剪应力可能是由表面的风产生的，例如赤道太平洋，在那里机械能的局部耗散相对较小。具体的应用将是来自赤道太平洋的S的大量数据集，这是本研究的动机。

In this project, the P.I. will study the vertical transport of momentum by internal waves through turbulent mixing processes in a region with large mean vertical shear, using a numerical model. The results will directly address the mechanism for transporting large shear stresses, which might be generated by wind at the surface, in a stably stratified and sheared ocean, such as the equatorial Pacific, in which there is relatively small local dissipation of mechanical energy. Particular application will be to the P.I.'s extensive data set from the equatorial Pacific which motivated this study.