Three-dimensional Adjustment of Stratified Flow over a Sloping Bottom

Abstract

Our ultimate goal is to understand the dynamics of strong, narrow ocean currents that persist for hundreds or thousands of kilometers, despite being in contact with the (frictional) bottom. Our immediate objective is to understand how vertical mixing and advection within the bottom boundary layer influence the three-dimensional structure, evolution, and dynamics of both the bottom boundary layer and the overlying (interior) flow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA628667

Entities

People

  • David C. Chapman
  • Steven J. Lentz

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advection
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Sets
  • Dynamics
  • Electronic Mail
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Information Operations
  • Layers
  • Mathematics
  • Models
  • Observation
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Geotechnical Engineering.