The Interaction of the Throughflow with Small Scale Variability
Abstract
The long-term goal of this award is to understand the processes that control the generation, evolution and distribution of small-scale, time-dependent features within straits, and how these features interact with the large-scale sub-tidal throughflow within which they are embedded. The effort will focus on a multi-year time series from an ocean sensor array of moored ADCP and temperature-conductivity sensors, and pressure gauge observations in the internal straits of the Philippine seas. The aim is to characterize the spatial and temporal variability of the small-scale features and how they may vary seasonally to interannually as the remote and local (monsoonal) forcing changes. We wish to understand the relative roles of the tidal signal within the straits, as well as the large-scale currents that may flow from the boundaries through the archipelago, in generating and maintaining the major flow features within the straits. Ultimately, this will enable a better representation and prediction in numerical and theoretical models of the structure and evolution of the small-scale features common to sea straits, including their time-dependent variability. The original proposal was entitled The Interaction of the Indonesian Throughflow with smaller scale variability in Lombok Strait and reflected the original Indonesian site for the DRI Characterization and Modeling of Archipelago Strait Dynamics". The site was re-located to the Philippines in late 2006.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA573272
Entities
People
- Janet Sprintall
Organizations
- University of California Regents