Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/01132
Gravity currents in stratified shear flows.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor SB Dalziel, University of Cambridge, Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor N Nikiforakis, University of Cambridge, Physics
- Grant held at:
- University of Cambridge, Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Land - Atmosphere Interactions
- Large Scale Dynamics/Transport
- Boundary Layer Meteorology
- Ocean Circulation
- Abstract:
- Gravity currents are important in a broad range of environmental flows. Occasionally, ambient conditions may be represented by a quiescent, homogeneous fluid, but more generally there will be some mean motion (usually sheared) and an ambient stratification. This project seeks to understand which aspects of gravity currents are sensitive to the ambient conditions, and which are not. The study will establish the external and internal response of the current, determine the radiation of energy by internal gravity waves, and quantify the mixing efficiency of the current. These objectives will be pursued using a combination of experimental, numerical and analytical approaches, and the results will be of significant value to those involved in modelling activities ranging from the dispersion of pollutants in the atmosphere and oceans, to understanding mesoscale events and microclimates.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2001/01132
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Standard Grant
This grant award has a total value of £173,025
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £6,933 | £98,913 | £15,627 | £45,501 | £6,051 |
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