The Pacific Ocean boundary ecosystem project
Using US and international observational datasets combined with physical and biological models, this project investigates the mechanisms of climate-related variability in three Pacific boundary ecosystems: Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and California Current System (CCS) referred to as the Northeast Pacific (NEP), the Humboldt or Peru-Chile Current System (PCCS), and the Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension (KOE) region.
Funded by the National Science Fundation and US GLOBEC Program
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The weakening of the ENSO-Indian monsoon relationship in the '80s and '90s
The
Tropical Atlantic may have played a fundamental role, so far never
explored. Find out how we can reproduce and explain the observed decadal
variability
Partially funded by the National Science Fundation ATM Program
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A wind-driven 3D coherent anticyclone
Check
how complex is the (modeled) vertical velocity across the big
anticyclone in the center of the domain! The figure above shows
relative vorticity for an idealized wind-driven portion of the open
ocean
(full article)
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Labrador Sea variability Project
A
collaborative effort to investigate vortex formation and variability in
the Labrador Sea 'mixing' modelling, obseravtions and theory. The
figure above on the right shows a snapshot of sea surface high
variability and horizontal velocity vectors in a numerical integrations
using ROMS (the Regional Ocean Modeling System).
Funded by the National Science Fundation - OCE Program.
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More 'cool' projects (not necessary related to oceanography)
Turbulence
is fashinating. You can find it everywhere and with computer modeling
we can study it (and produce wonderful figures). Take a look at some
results from very high resolution 2D turbulence
simulations (Be patient. The file is big).
Biogeochemical response of the South China Sea to the Mekong River Plume, mesoscale physical forcing and upwelling.
Click on the link above to see who is partecipating in the project, news and updates.
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