Recirculations and Water Mass Transformation in the Labrador Sea

散裂-0095060 A系列数值模型实验将调查沿Irminger海和拉布拉多海边界沿着观察到的强烈再循环环流的原因、其结构及其对拉布拉多海水形成和输出的影响。 拉布拉多海水是海洋年代际尺度变化的重要组成部分。 麻省理工学院环流模式将用于在垂直方向具有部分单元分辨率的流体静力配置。 最初的小规模研究将使用风和浮力强迫的理想地形。 网格尺寸应足够小，以允许涡流的发展。 之后，区域尺度模型将允许纳入大尺度环流模式和更真实的地形。 这些研究的结果将与实地观察结果进行比较。

Spall - 0095060A series of numerical model experiments will investigate the cause of intense recirculation gyres observed along the boundaries of the Irminger and Labrador Seas, their structure, and their influence on the formation and export of Labrador Sea Water. Labrador Sea Water is an important component of the decadal scale variability of the oceans. The MIT Circulation Model will be used in a hydrostatic configuration with partial cell resolution in the vertical. Initial, small-scale studies will use idealized topography with wind and buoyancy forcing. Grid size will be small enough to allow development of eddies. Later, regional scale modeling will allow incorporation of large-scale circulation patterns and more realistic topography. Results of these studies will be compared with field observations.