Theoretical and Numerical Study of the Oceanic General Circulation

该项目的目标是开发一种包括自由表面效应的新的海洋环流模式。该模式将被用来理解海洋环流的动力学性质，重点是温盐环流的多个解。这项研究的实际应用之一是对全球变暖情景中发生的海平面变化进行预测和内插，包括热膨胀和冰融化的影响。该项目的其他目标是研究海洋大气环流的能量学，包括淡水通量强迫产生的机械能量来源，准稳定环流中的机械能量平衡，以及环流季节循环。

The goal of this project is to develop a new ocean circulation model including free-surface effects. The model will be used to understand the dynamical nature of the oceanic general circulation, with focus on the multiple solutions of the thermohaline circulation. One of the study's practical applications is the prediction and interpolation of sea level changes occurring during a global warming scenario, including effects of heat expansion and ice melting. Some other goals of this project are the study of the energetics of the oceanic general circulation, including the mechanical energy source due to freshwater flux forcing, the mechanical energy balance in the quasi-steady circulation, and the circulation seasonal cycle.