Temporal, Spatial and Pulse Instabilities of the Gulf Stream.
Abstract
This thesis addresses the issue, 'Which approach to instabilities - temporal, spatial or pulse theory - is the most appropriate model for the Gulf Stream?' I also address the question of how the observations might be compared to theory. This thesis consists of two closely related parts: analytical studies that compare the three types of instability using the same realistic velocity and topography profiles; and numerical modeling that uses a continuous forcing function to examine the three types of theory in the direct context of the Gulf Stream.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA323844
Entities
People
- Bingjian Ni
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology