Uncovering Lagrangian transport structures associated with oceanic fronts, meanders, eddies and filaments
Abstract
Associated with ocean fronts, meanders, eddies and filaments are complex transport patterns that underlie upper ocean-interior exchanges. An example is the intense front where Atlantic andMediterranean waters meet in the Alboran Sea, which produces intricate structures in physical and biological markers (e.g. temperature, salinity, chlorophyll), as well as in associated surface drifter trajectories. It remains an outstanding challenge, however, to understand the nature and form of these transport pathways that are inherently Lagrangian, typically geometrically complex, and sensitive to the physical attributes of the transported material (e.g. inertia, shape, buoyancy, swimming ability) and external forcing factors (e.g. exposure to surface wind).
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 27, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812762
Entities
People
- Thomas Peacock
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy