Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/D000211/1
Form and dynamics of coherent vortical structures in the bottom boundary layer of the coastal ocean
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor WAM Nimmo Smith, University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
- Grant held at:
- University of Plymouth, Sch of Earth Ocean and Environment
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Pollution and Waste
- Natural Resource Management
- Science Topics:
- Pollution
- Ocean Circulation
- Ocean - Atmosphere Interact.
- Sediment/Sedimentary Processes
- Abstract:
- Turbulence in coastal waters is responsible for the dispersion of oil slicks as well as the distribution of sediment and biological material. Turbulence is intermittently generated close to the seabed in tidal flows as groups of vortices. These vortices are central to the mixing and dispersion that occurs, but little is known of their form and evolution. This study will use a newly developed 3D imaging system to record the structure of flows in the ocean. The results will be used to improve our understanding of the mixing processes and allow enhancements to be made to computer simulations which aid, for example, in the prediction of oil slick dispersion.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/D000211/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- New Investigators Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- New Investigators
This grant award has a total value of £50,842
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £2,984 | £14,517 | £26,662 | £6,678 |
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