Eddy dynamics of ß plumes
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/1835DOI
10.1575/1912/1835Abstract
The importance of eddies and nonlinearities in ß-plume dynamics in the deep ocean
was investigated using reduced gravity models of the deep ocean forced by a small
region of cross isopycnal transport in the interior. The effect of topography on ß-plumes
was also examined by placing a Gaussian bump in the forcing region. Despite
the fact that the mean flow is weak in the deep ocean interior, it was found that the
nonlinearity and instabilities are still important for realistic parameter and forcing
values. The flow was dominated by eddies and was remarkably different from what
would be expected from a linear solution.
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Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution September 2003
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Thesis: Kida, Shinichiro, "Eddy dynamics of ß plumes", 2003-09, DOI:10.1575/1912/1835, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/1835Related items
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