Generation of Intense Meso-Scale Flows over the Shelf and Slope

小行星9415484 本研究将扩展以前的调查基于线性非分层模型的想法。 以往的研究揭示了一种新的机制，通过这种机制，当斜坡流完全稳定时，中尺度特征可以产生。 这种新的机制是由于在大陆坡上存在稳定、狭窄的平均流时，地形和海岸线的变化对海岸陷波（CTW）的散射造成的。 扩展的工作将基于更现实的情况下，通过使用原始方程模型。 研究的主要过程有：（1）斜坡流对散射地形的调整;（2）海流结构变化与CTW的相互作用;（3）平均海流不稳定性对中尺度流产生的重要性。

9415484 Chapman This study will extend ideas from previous investigations based on a linear unstratified model. The previous study revealed a new mechanism by which mesoscale features can be generated when the slope current is entirely stable. This new mechanism results from the scattering of coastally trapped waves (CTWs) by variations in the topography and coastline in the presence of a stable, narrow mean current over the continental slope. The extended work will be based on more realistic situations through the use of a primitive equation model. The main processes to be studied are: (1) adjustment of the slope current to the scattering topography; (2) interaction between changes in the current structure with the CTWs; and, (3) importance of instabilities in the mean current on the generation of mesoscale flow.