Theoretical Study 0f Gulf Stream Instabilities, Eddy Production and Interactions.

Abstract

This project examined the dynamics of nonlinear, thin, baroclinic jets, with applications to Gulf Stream meandering and eddy formation. We also studied nonlinear eddies and their interactions in order to understand the better physics of mesoscale eddies and rings. (KAR)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 30, 1995
Accession Number
ADA298908

Entities

People

  • Glenn R. Flierl

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Boundaries
  • Classification
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Gulf Stream
  • Layers
  • Physics
  • Plankton
  • Rossby Waves
  • Steady Flow
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Topography
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.