Abstract: A multiparameter kinematic synthesis of multiscale feature models for the circulation of the western North Atlantic was developed in Part I of this study. The dispersion characteristics and dynamical behavior of this ...

Abstract: The multiscale feature models (MSFMs) developed for the circulation of the western North Atlantic (Part I) have been used for initialization in this study to forecast the Gulf Stream meanders and rings. The Harvard primitive ...

Abstract: Baroclinic instability is examined in a two-layer, quasi-geostrophic model for linearized mesoscale waves (i.e., with periods of a few months and length scales near the internal deformation radius). The mid-ocean wave ...

Abstract: Simultaneous path and bottom velocity measurements made during the Transient Meander Experiment, reported in Part I, are analyzed in terms of a quasi-geostrophic thin jet model of the meandering Gulf Stream. The theory ...

Abstract: A general model for statistically optimal estimates is presented for dealing with scalar, vector and multivariale datasets. The method deals with anisotropic fields and treats space and time dependence equivalently. Problems ...

Abstract: The initial/boundary value problem for the barotropic version of a quasi-geostrophic open ocean model which requires normal flow everywhere on the boundary and vorticity on the inflow is studied. Parameter dependencies and ...

Abstract: A simple linear model of the barotropic basin response to forcing imposed along the northern boundary is described. The dependence on latitude of the response may include oscillatory behavior or not, depending on whether ...

Abstract: A rational approach is used to identify efficient schemes for data assimilation in nonlinear ocean?atmosphere models. The conditional mean, a minimum of several cost functionals, is chosen for an optimal estimate. After ...

Abstract: A metal microtextured thermal interface material (MMTTIM) has been proposed to address some of the shortcomings of conventional TIMs. These materials consist of arrays of smallscale metal features that plastically deform ...

Abstract: The feasibility of a drag management device that reduces engine thrust on approach by generating a swirling outflow from the fan (bypass) nozzle is assessed. Deployment of such “engine airbrakesâ€‌ (EABs) can assist in ...