Stommel Retention Zones: Predicting Massive Suspension and Subsurface Trapping of Buoyant Material by Convective Activity in the Ocean

在上层海洋中发生的混合过程使生物的性质趋于均匀化，并使生物分散到整个混合层。然而，由于朗缪尔环流，垂直平面上有组织的运动可能会建立起来。当这些发生时，它们可能悬浮颗粒和生物物种。本研究是对有组织循环悬浮物料过程的理论研究。研究人员将利用混沌理论的概念来计算停留时间的统计数据，作为深度、预期空间分布和这些悬浮物质浓度水平的函数。

In the upper ocean mixing processes occur which tend to homogenize properties and disperse organisms throughout the mixed layer. However, organized motions in the vertical plane may be established due to Langmuir circulations. When these occur, they may suspend particles and biological species. This study is a theoretical investigation of the process of suspension of material by organized circulation. The investigators will utilize concepts from chaotic theory to calculate the statistics of residence time as functions of depth, the expected spatial distributions, and the levels of concentration of these suspended materials.