Report of the Second Brazil/U.S. Workshop on Physical Oceanography Held 18-21 September 1989 at the Institute of Oceanography, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
The Second Brazil/U.S. Workshop on Physical Oceanography was a followup to a workshop held at the University of New Hampshire in Aug 1987, at which 5 Brazilian and 25 U.S. physical oceanographers met to present results of work in the tropical and South Atlantic Oceans, identify major scientific ques...
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ftdtic:ADA427097 2023-05-15T18:21:22+02:00 Report of the Second Brazil/U.S. Workshop on Physical Oceanography Held 18-21 September 1989 at the Institute of Oceanography, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Smith, Frank O., Jr NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIV DURHAM OCEAN PROCESS ANALYSIS LAB 1989-09-21 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA427097 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA427097 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA427097 Availability: Document partially illegible. DTIC Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Hydrology Limnology and Potamology Fluid Mechanics *TROPICAL REGIONS *AMAZON RIVER *BRAZIL *OCEANOGRAPHY *SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN *SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MATHEMATICAL MODELS UNITED STATES COASTAL REGIONS OCEAN WAVES OCEAN CURRENTS EDDIES(FLUID MECHANICS) CONTINENTAL SHELVES SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MAPPING SALINITY HYDROGRAPHY OCEAN MODELS CIRCULATION OCEAN BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY REMOTE DETECTION RADIOMETRY COOPERATION WORKSHOPS SOUTH AMERICA BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW OCEAN TIDES BUOYS COLD FRONTS SATELLITE IMAGERY CIRCULATION MODELING OCEAN CIRCULATION BRAZIL CURRENT AIRBORNE REMOTE SENSING TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN EQUATORIAL ATLANTIC OCEAN ZONAL WINDS AMASSEDS(AMAZON SHELF SEDIMENT STUDY) NECC(NORTH EQUATORIAL COUNTERCURRENT) NBC(NORTH BRAZIL CURRENT) SALT TRANSPORT AMAZON PLUME Text 1989 ftdtic 2016-02-21T09:06:34Z The Second Brazil/U.S. Workshop on Physical Oceanography was a followup to a workshop held at the University of New Hampshire in Aug 1987, at which 5 Brazilian and 25 U.S. physical oceanographers met to present results of work in the tropical and South Atlantic Oceans, identify major scientific questions about that region, and discuss possible collaborative research opportunities. This proceedings presents 24 abstracts of collaborative work conducted in the interim between the two workshops. Participants also discussed strategies for resource and data sharing; dovetailing experimental designs to minimize duplication; and developing joint research initiatives. The 24 abstracts included in this proceedings address the following topics: hydrographic observations in the Amazon outflow, oceanic tides, mixing in the Amazon plume - results from AMASSEDS, variability in mean sea level in coastal areas, near equatorial eddies off South America, sandstream on the northeast Brazilian shelf, satellite imagery of the NBC retroflection and Amazon water dispersal, shaping of the sea floor by ocean currents and impact of topographic interactions on circulation over the N-NE Brazilian continental shelf, equatorial Atlantic circulation, currents in the western tropical Atlantic Ocean, variability and wave scattering of abrupt topography, use of inverted echo sounder in the western tropical Atlantic, winter circulation dynamics of the SAB and SBB, hydrography and volume transport on the eastern Brazilian coast, boundary element approach to circulation modeling, zonal slope and seasonal transport of the NECC, simulation of an oceanic front and mesoscale atmospheric forcing, mapping of sea surface by airborne microwave radiometers, variability in the North Brazil Current and North Equatorial Countercurrent, stationary Rossby waves in western boundary current extensions, and dispersion of suspended material transported by Barra Norte coastal water - Amazon river. Sponsored in part by the Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Comissao de Cooperacao Internacional, Brazil; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Technologico, Brazil; and the Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Text South Atlantic Ocean Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Barra ENVELOPE(-61.417,-61.417,-64.367,-64.367) |
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Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Hydrology Limnology and Potamology Fluid Mechanics *TROPICAL REGIONS *AMAZON RIVER *BRAZIL *OCEANOGRAPHY *SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN *SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MATHEMATICAL MODELS UNITED STATES COASTAL REGIONS OCEAN WAVES OCEAN CURRENTS EDDIES(FLUID MECHANICS) CONTINENTAL SHELVES SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MAPPING SALINITY HYDROGRAPHY OCEAN MODELS CIRCULATION OCEAN BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY REMOTE DETECTION RADIOMETRY COOPERATION WORKSHOPS SOUTH AMERICA BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW OCEAN TIDES BUOYS COLD FRONTS SATELLITE IMAGERY CIRCULATION MODELING OCEAN CIRCULATION BRAZIL CURRENT AIRBORNE REMOTE SENSING TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN EQUATORIAL ATLANTIC OCEAN ZONAL WINDS AMASSEDS(AMAZON SHELF SEDIMENT STUDY) NECC(NORTH EQUATORIAL COUNTERCURRENT) NBC(NORTH BRAZIL CURRENT) SALT TRANSPORT AMAZON PLUME |
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Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Hydrology Limnology and Potamology Fluid Mechanics *TROPICAL REGIONS *AMAZON RIVER *BRAZIL *OCEANOGRAPHY *SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN *SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MATHEMATICAL MODELS UNITED STATES COASTAL REGIONS OCEAN WAVES OCEAN CURRENTS EDDIES(FLUID MECHANICS) CONTINENTAL SHELVES SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MAPPING SALINITY HYDROGRAPHY OCEAN MODELS CIRCULATION OCEAN BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY REMOTE DETECTION RADIOMETRY COOPERATION WORKSHOPS SOUTH AMERICA BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW OCEAN TIDES BUOYS COLD FRONTS SATELLITE IMAGERY CIRCULATION MODELING OCEAN CIRCULATION BRAZIL CURRENT AIRBORNE REMOTE SENSING TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN EQUATORIAL ATLANTIC OCEAN ZONAL WINDS AMASSEDS(AMAZON SHELF SEDIMENT STUDY) NECC(NORTH EQUATORIAL COUNTERCURRENT) NBC(NORTH BRAZIL CURRENT) SALT TRANSPORT AMAZON PLUME Smith, Frank O., Jr Report of the Second Brazil/U.S. Workshop on Physical Oceanography Held 18-21 September 1989 at the Institute of Oceanography, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Hydrology Limnology and Potamology Fluid Mechanics *TROPICAL REGIONS *AMAZON RIVER *BRAZIL *OCEANOGRAPHY *SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN *SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MATHEMATICAL MODELS UNITED STATES COASTAL REGIONS OCEAN WAVES OCEAN CURRENTS EDDIES(FLUID MECHANICS) CONTINENTAL SHELVES SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MAPPING SALINITY HYDROGRAPHY OCEAN MODELS CIRCULATION OCEAN BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY REMOTE DETECTION RADIOMETRY COOPERATION WORKSHOPS SOUTH AMERICA BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW OCEAN TIDES BUOYS COLD FRONTS SATELLITE IMAGERY CIRCULATION MODELING OCEAN CIRCULATION BRAZIL CURRENT AIRBORNE REMOTE SENSING TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN EQUATORIAL ATLANTIC OCEAN ZONAL WINDS AMASSEDS(AMAZON SHELF SEDIMENT STUDY) NECC(NORTH EQUATORIAL COUNTERCURRENT) NBC(NORTH BRAZIL CURRENT) SALT TRANSPORT AMAZON PLUME |
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The Second Brazil/U.S. Workshop on Physical Oceanography was a followup to a workshop held at the University of New Hampshire in Aug 1987, at which 5 Brazilian and 25 U.S. physical oceanographers met to present results of work in the tropical and South Atlantic Oceans, identify major scientific questions about that region, and discuss possible collaborative research opportunities. This proceedings presents 24 abstracts of collaborative work conducted in the interim between the two workshops. Participants also discussed strategies for resource and data sharing; dovetailing experimental designs to minimize duplication; and developing joint research initiatives. The 24 abstracts included in this proceedings address the following topics: hydrographic observations in the Amazon outflow, oceanic tides, mixing in the Amazon plume - results from AMASSEDS, variability in mean sea level in coastal areas, near equatorial eddies off South America, sandstream on the northeast Brazilian shelf, satellite imagery of the NBC retroflection and Amazon water dispersal, shaping of the sea floor by ocean currents and impact of topographic interactions on circulation over the N-NE Brazilian continental shelf, equatorial Atlantic circulation, currents in the western tropical Atlantic Ocean, variability and wave scattering of abrupt topography, use of inverted echo sounder in the western tropical Atlantic, winter circulation dynamics of the SAB and SBB, hydrography and volume transport on the eastern Brazilian coast, boundary element approach to circulation modeling, zonal slope and seasonal transport of the NECC, simulation of an oceanic front and mesoscale atmospheric forcing, mapping of sea surface by airborne microwave radiometers, variability in the North Brazil Current and North Equatorial Countercurrent, stationary Rossby waves in western boundary current extensions, and dispersion of suspended material transported by Barra Norte coastal water - Amazon river. Sponsored in part by the Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Comissao de Cooperacao Internacional, Brazil; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Technologico, Brazil; and the Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil. |
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Report of the Second Brazil/U.S. Workshop on Physical Oceanography Held 18-21 September 1989 at the Institute of Oceanography, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Report of the Second Brazil/U.S. Workshop on Physical Oceanography Held 18-21 September 1989 at the Institute of Oceanography, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Report of the Second Brazil/U.S. Workshop on Physical Oceanography Held 18-21 September 1989 at the Institute of Oceanography, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Report of the Second Brazil/U.S. Workshop on Physical Oceanography Held 18-21 September 1989 at the Institute of Oceanography, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Report of the Second Brazil/U.S. Workshop on Physical Oceanography Held 18-21 September 1989 at the Institute of Oceanography, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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report of the second brazil/u.s. workshop on physical oceanography held 18-21 september 1989 at the institute of oceanography, university of sao paulo, sao paulo, brazil |
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