Dynamics of Buoyant Coastal Discharges

9530197阿特金森将进行一系列实验室实验，以检查 一个小尺度内倾斜浮体上方的沿岸浮力流动力学 旋转框架一个特别的重点是制定一个描述的 当羽流移动到离岸时，它的转向和扩散特征， 它可能与底部的相互作用。这项工作的驱动假设 排放流宽度至少由Rossby半径控制 最初，这可能会导致流动保持附着在底部 在没有旋转的情况下所期望的更大的距离上。

9530197 Atkinson A series of laboratory experiments will be conducted to examine the dynamics of buoyant coastal discharges over slopping bootoms within a rotating frame. A particular focus is on developing a description of the turning and spreading characteristics of the plume as it moves off-shore and its possible interaction with the bottom. The driving hypothesis for this work is that the discharge flow width is controlled by the Rossby radius, at least initially, and that this may cause the flow to remain attached to the bottom over greater distances that would be expected in the absence of rotation.