Mesoscale Characteristics and the Role of Deformation on Ocean Dynamics

Abstract

The bulk of the activities conducted under this contract consisted of basic research on ocean flow dynamics as it pertains to the prediction of ocean motions. Results from the research conducted during this period were published in refereed scientific literature. The following articles are included: (1) Evolution of a warm-core ring in the Gulf of Mexico: Lagrangian observations; (2) Fractal drifter trajectories in the Kuroshio Extension; (3) Observed and simulated kinematic properties of loop current rings; and (4) Dynamics of warm- core mesoscale eddies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 05, 1991
Accession Number
ADA237577

Entities

People

  • Albert D. Kirwan Jr.

Organizations

  • Old Dominion University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Differential Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Geographic Regions
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Ridges
  • Surveys
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.