Coherent Spatial Patterns and Material Transport in Oceanic Flows

Abstract

The main subject of the contract is spontaneous emergence, dynamics, and properties of the coherent spatial patterns in oceanic flows. The oceanic regimes include penetrating convection with rotation, wind-driven circulation of the midlatitude ocean, thermohaline circulation, coastal currents near the U.S. West Coast, planetary boundary layers and surface gravity waves. Consideration is also given to interactions between the coherent patterns, material transport, and spontaneous low-frequency variability. Some of the results are used for developing improved computational algorithms and parameterizations for oceanic models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA367636

Entities

People

  • James C. McWilliams

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Climate Change
  • Contracts
  • Convection
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Frequency
  • Gravity
  • Gravity Waves
  • Layers
  • Materials
  • Physics
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers