A Numerical Investigation of Mixed-layer Processes in the Arabian Sea
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My objectives for this ONR project were first to develop an ocean model that can accurately simulate Arabian-Sea mixed-layer variability at diurnal through annual time scales, and then to diagnose the processes that account for this variability in its solutions. I particularly wished to be able to simulate and understand the mixed-layer-thickness record determined from the WHOI mooring data at 15.5qN, 61.5qN from October 1994 to October 1995 (Weller et al., 1998). Another objective was to investigate the influence of mixed-layer diurnal variability on bloom dynamics in the region using a coupled physical/biological model.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010