The Dynamics of Bottom Boundary Currents in the Ocean.

• Main Author: Smith,Peter C.
• Other Authors: MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE DEPT OF METEOROLOGY
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1973
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; *Ocean bottom; *Ocean currents; Mathematical models; Deep water; Fluid dynamics; Norwegian Sea; Mediterranean Sea; Atlantic Ocean; Theses; Denmark Strait; North Atlantic Ocean; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0773619; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0773619

The report presents an investigation of the dynamics of bottom boundary currents in the ocean. The major emphasis is to develop simple mathematical models in which various dynamical features of these complex geophysical flows may be isolated and explored. Two separate models are formulated and the theoretical results are compared to observational data and/or laboratory experiments. A steady flow over a constant sloping bottom is treated in each model. (Modified author abstract)