Abstract: A linearized baroclinic instability model is applied to the Drake Passage area. The predictions of the model are found to be in good agreement with observations. Temporal and spatial scales are predicted accurately and the ...

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Abstract: Excess heat is an unavoidable by-product of electricity generation from fossil and nuclear fuels. In most cases, excess heat is transferred to a cooling water stream and discharged to a local receiving water body, or ...

Abstract: Observations reveal a strong tendency for fronts to locate over the outer continental shelf and the upper portions of the continental slope. In this paper, we consider a model of the alongshelf evolution of a quasi-steady ...

Abstract: Approximate formulas for in situ density as a function of potential temperature, salinity, and pressure are determined for use in numerical models. The approach taken is similar to that of Mellor, but use of the Tumlirz ...

Abstract: Pier columns, as primary bridge supports, are vulnerable to extreme loading demands resulting from fire, vehicle collisions, and blasts. The combined effects of these demands may cause significant strength reduction, ...

Abstract: In diagnostic calculations of the ocean's circulation, the so-called JEBAR (joint effect of baroclinicity and relief) term may induce a significant depth-average current field, as has been noted in the oceanographic ...

Abstract: The history of the challenge of friction modeling is briefly reviewed. Then, this paper focuses on the modeling and simulation study of the friction related dynamics in the SIMULINK ® ...

Abstract: The seismic behavior of horizontally curved steel bridges is more complex than straight bridges because of their curvature and other parameters. Studies that attempt to develop methods to efficiently predict their seismic ...