Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2000/00375
Large-scale ocean circulation modelling: studying the influence of topgraphy using a new three-dimensional finite element model.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor AJ Goddard, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr C De Oliveira, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA), UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor CC Pain, Imperial College London, Department of Earth Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Overall Classification:
- Marine
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Ocean Circulation
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- We propose to develop a finite element model, with self-adaptive unstructured meshes, for use in modelling large-scale ocean circulation. We will validate this model with respect to other models, using simulations of idealised flows, and with respect to analytical thermocline theory. We will then use this model to study flow in ocean basins, both idealised and realistic, employing high resolution in regions of boundary-current separation and dense-water overflow, which have a substantial influence on the large-scale circulation. Elsewhere, resolution will be determined by self-adaptivity. Hence we will investigate the influence of topography on the separation of the Gulf Stream, and on the meridional thermohaline circulation.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2000/00375
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £201,558
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £4,804 | £114,305 | £2,506 | £17,561 | £62,380 |
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