Collaborative Research: Self-Propagating Eddies in Realistic Basins

Meddies与海山的相互作用本研究将探讨地形存在下自传播斜压涡流的动力学和输运特性。源自地中海的漩涡（Meddies）就是这些特征的例子。海山-海底碰撞对涡旋特性、输运和传播的动力学影响已被观测到，但对其了解甚少。数值模型将用于研究以下相关主题：地形对介质输送的影响，地形对介质传播的影响，介质对地形产生的平均流量以及随之而来的反馈。这些研究与如何在大尺度模型中参数化示踪剂输运有关。

Interactions of Meddies with SeamountsGeorgi Sutyrin URIWilliam Dewar FSUThis study will address the dynamics and transport properties of self-propagating, baroclinic-eddies in the presence of topography. Eddies of Mediterranean origin (Meddies) are examples of these features. The dynamical impact of vortex property transport and propagation of seamount-Meddy collisions have been observed buy are poorly understood. Numerical models will be used to examine the following related topics: topographic effects on Meddy transport, topographic influences on Meddy propagation, mean flow generation on topography by Meddies and consequent feedbacks. These studies are pertinent to the question of how to parameterize tracer transport in large-scale models.