Post-Processing of Laboratory Experimental Data on Island Wakes and Numerical Comparison with Laboratory Experimental Data
Abstract
The long-term goal of this project is to understand the generation and evolution of vorticities generated in island wakes and their impact on the marine environment. One specific objective of the project is to continue participation in the post-processing of data collected in a series of laboratory experiments titled "Three Dimensional Vortex Street Instability at High Reynolds Number around Islands" (TIRIS), which was funded by the 6th European Commission Framework Program Hydralab III, and was conducted on the largest rotating tank in the world, the Coriolis Platform, located at Laboratoire des Ecoulements Geophysiques et Industriels (LEGI) in Grenoble, France, in November 2008. The PI has participated in the project as co-PI. We will make use of the laboratory experimental data to evaluate the performance of the Regional Oceanic Model System (ROMS). A series of numerical simulations using ROMS based on the laboratory experimental parameters will be generated. The evaluation will be directly applied to the improvement of ROMS. We also will analyze the laboratory experimental data and the numerical modeling solutions, which should lead to a better understanding of eddy generation and evolution in island wakes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA598457
Entities
People
- Changming Dong
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles