A field study will be conducted in a partially mixed estuary, the Hudson River, with the objectives of quantifying and characterizing turbulent transport of momentum and salt, and relating these processes to the local and estuary-wide dynamical balances. The measurement program will use a combination boundary layer turbulence sensors, a microstructure profiler, moorings as well as a shipboard surveys to provide the velocity and salinity gradient data needed to resolve the baroclinic and advective contributions to the balances. The study should provide important new insights into the mechanisms of stratified turbulent boundary layers as well as estuarine dynamics.

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)
Application #
9415582
Program Officer
Richard B. Lambert, Jr.
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1994-12-15
Budget End
1996-11-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1994
Total Cost
$191,000
Indirect Cost
Name
State University New York Stony Brook
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Stony Brook
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
11794