Baroclinic Vortices over a Sloping Bottom.

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Abstract:

Nonlinear quasigeostrophic flows in two layers over a topographic slope are considered. The evolution depends on the size of two parameters which indicate the degree of nonlinearity at depth. The first measures the importance of relative vorticity advection and the second of stretching vorticity.

Author(s):
Lacasce, Joseph H., Jr
Author Organization(s):
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
Descriptive Note:
Doctoral thesis,
Pagination:
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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
MIT/WHOI-97-03
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-92-J-1643, $N00014-92-J-1528
Monitor Series:
ONR
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*VORTICES, *OCEAN BOTTOM, LAYERS, TURBULENCE, TOPOGRAPHY, NONLINEAR SYSTEMS, SLOPE, FLUID DYNAMICS, GEOSTROPHIC CURRENTS, ADVECTION, FLUID FLOW
Field(s)/Group(s):
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography, Fluid Mechanics
Keyword(s):
*BAROCLINIC VORTICES, TOPOGRAPHIC WAVES, GEOSTROPHIC TURBULENCE, QUASIGEOSTROPHIC FLOW
Report Date:
1996 Sep 01
Creation Date:
1997 Jun 18