Interleaving and Mixing of North Pacific Tropical Water in the South China Sea
Abstract
They propose to collect and analyze hydrographic, current, and turbulence data from1) a drifting array of Wirewalkers and 2) ship-based pro ling measurements with the goal of identifying the processes responsible for modi cation of upper ocean water masses in the South China Sea (SCS). They will determine what instability processes in regions of strong lateral gradients created by Kuroshio intrusions into the SCS drive the consequent mixing processes which lead to the decay of observed interleaving features. Such small-scale pathways of water-mass modi cation may have an outsized and under-appreciated impact on both the hydrography of the SCS and, more generally, the evolution of west boundary currents.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141612974
Entities
People
- E. Shroyer
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Oregon State University
- United States Navy