Coupled Thermocline - Deep Ocean Processes in Baroclinic Fronts and Eddies: Towards Improving Model Initialization and Data Assimilation
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The specific scientific objectives of this project are focused on studying the dynamical coupling between meandering baroclinic jets and cut off eddies with the deep flow over steep topography. Emphasis is placed on improving our understanding of the life cycle of energetic flow perturbations excited by meandering of baroclinic jets and/or warm-core rings approaching the shelf break from the open ocean. The gained knowledge would allow us developing new model initialization and data assimilation techniques.
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