Physical Oceanography of the Amazon Shelf: Analysis and Model Development

在这个项目中，PI将继续研究物理 亚马逊货架上的过程作为多学科的一部分， 亚马逊大陆架沉积物研究。 停泊在船上， 漂流者和卫星数据已经收集了一段时间， 用两年的时间来调查地质、化学和物理 控制淡水分布和通量的过程 水、盐和沉积物。 具体重点 是潮汐、锋面动力学、风驱动运动， 北巴西海流对海流的影响，水力， 图和陆架上的悬浮沉积物分布。 协作努力解决物理过程在以下方面的作用： 控制沉积物的分布和通量， 化学物质在水体中，并通过沉积物-水 接口.

In this project, the PI's will to continue the study of physical processes on the Amazon shelf as part of A Multidisciplinary Amazon Shelf SEDiment Study (AMASSEDS). Moored, shipboard, drifter, and satellite data have been collected over a period of two years to investigate the geological, chemical, and physical processes that control the distributions and fluxes of fresh water, salt, and sediment across the Amazon shelf. Specific focus is on tides, frontal dynamics, wind-driven motions, and the influence of the North Brazil Current on the currents, hydro- graphy, and suspended sediment distributions on the shelf. Collaborative efforts address the role of physical processes in controlling the distributions and fluxes of sediments and chemicals in the water column, and across the sediment-water interface.