Low-Frequency Variability and Cross-Front Exchange Processes at Shelf-Break Fronts
Abstract
The long-term goal of this project is to understand the physical processes that control the low-frequency variability of and exchange of water masses, properties, and materials across shelf-break fronts. The near-term objectives are to gain fundamental insights into the role of mixed baroclinic / barotropic instabilities and the bottom boundary layer in the evolution of the shelf-break front density structure, eddy formations, and cross-front exchange.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA569930
Entities
People
- Michael A. Spall
Organizations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution