Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2003/00595/2
Separation of oceanic boundary layers.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor DP Marshall, University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor CC Pain, Imperial College London, Department of Earth Sciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Oxford, Oxford Physics
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Boundary Layer Meteorology
- Ocean Circulation
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- This proposal is to study the dynamics of oceanic boundary layer separation and mixing in the separated wakes. A new theoretical framework will be employed to quantify the competing contributions of rotation, stratification, vortex stretching and coastline curvature to boundary layer separation. The project will also exploit a novel numerical model based on an unstructured, dynamically-adaptive mesh. This model is exciting because it offers the chance to explicitly resolve the boundary layers in relatively low-dissipation regimes relevant to the ocean. Initial calculations will be for two-dimensional rotating flow along vertical coastlines, and two-dimensional stratified flow over variable bottom topography. Subsequently we will consider three-dimensional flows with both rotation and stratification along sloping sidewalls of various geometrical configurations. Applications to be considered include the Gulf Stream, the Deep Western Boundary Current, the Aghulas Current and the Mediterranean Undercurrent. The impact of either inadequately resolving or parameterising the boundary layer will also be investigated within a tied studentship.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2003/00595/2
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £21,222
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £587 | £13,679 | £664 | £6,292 |
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