A Spectra Element, Eddy-Resolving, Primitive Equation Model for the World Oceans: I. The Model for the Atlantic Ocean

这个项目是为了让一名年轻的PI在应用于海洋模拟的谱有限元方法中工作，参加会议并咨询专家，就如何使模型更好地反映现实，以及在研究海洋大气环流问题方面更有用。该模式的应用是为了研究海洋环流和局地热量输送模式、不同尺度之间的能量交换过程、中尺度动力结构(如涡旋和锋面)的机制及其在维持局地和全球海洋气候中的作用。

This program is to allow a young PI working in a spectral, finite- element method applied to ocean modeling, to attend meetings as well as to consult with experts, on how to make the model better reflect reality, and more useful in studying ocean general circulation problems. The application of the model the PI is working on, is to study ocean circulation and local heat transport patterns, energy exhcange processes among different scales, mechanisms of mesoscale dynamical structures (like eddies and fronts) and their roles in maintaining the local and global ocean climate.