Low-frequency Variability and Cross-front Exchange Processes at Shelf-break Fronts

Abstract

LONG-TERM GOAL. 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. OBJECTIVE. 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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA635365

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Spall

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biological Processes
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Heat Flux
  • High Resolution
  • Information Operations
  • Instability
  • Labrador Sea
  • Layers
  • Oceanography
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Transport Ships
  • Water Masses

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers