Coherent Spatial Patterns and Material Transport in Oceanic Flows

Abstract

The main subject of the grant is spontaneous emergence, dynamics, and properties of the coherent spatial patterns in oceanic flows. The oceanic regimes include convection with rotation, wind-driven circulation of the midaltitude 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 patters, material transport, and spontaneous low-frequency variability. Some of the results are used for developing improved computational algorithms and parameterizations for oceanic models.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 08, 2001
Accession Number
ADA396210

Entities

People

  • James C. McWilliams

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Convection
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Frequency
  • Gravity Waves
  • Layers
  • Mixing
  • Physics
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Turbulence
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Oceanography.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.