Final Project Assignment-OC4331, Summer 99

This Quarter's Selections: Topics, Students, and Dates

Order of Presentation and Dates

List of Topics to choose from

Instructions

Your final project will consist of a report and an in-class presentation on one of the topics we have already discussed during the quarter. The goals of the projects are to: 1) provide a more in-depth account of several of the processes outlined during the course and 2) to improve/test your ability to organize a short report and presentation for maximum effectiveness, and 3) Provide a resource for this and future mesoscale classes. Some of the important ground rules are given below:

1. All projects will individual or two-person efforts.
2. All projects will research a topic and prepare a written or electronic summary with references (2-3 pages).
3. Each project should be based on 1-2 research papers, textbooks, and the web.
4. All projects will be presented in 20 minutes during the final two weeks of class; Random drawing for the order of presentations.
5. When possible, summaries should be submitted in electronic format using either MS-Word, WordPerfect, or PowerPoint.
6. Each report/presentation must clearly describe the connection to earlier discussions during the quarter in the beginning of the report or talk. Introduce your project by stating which prior discussion topic it will address.
7. Each project will be graded on both organization and content.
8. All presentations should be attended by all course participants. Attendance will count toward individual presentation grades.

The topics below available for final projects. You are not free to choose topics from outside this list without prior consultation of the instructor.

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Topic	Student(s)	Presentation Date
Agulhas Rings	Rick Mohammed Damon Dixon	13 Sep
Overview of the Navy's MODAS products	Chris Sterbis Bill Nisley	13 Sep
EBC Systems Fronts and Eddies in Iberian Current	Pat Murray Robert Kendall	15 Sep
Comparison of O.A. and Multiquadric Mapping Techniques	John Dumas Troy Tworek	14 Sep
EBC Eddy Distributions in California Current	Michelle Whisenhant Ron Piret	9 Sep
Gulf of Mexico Loop Current Eddies	Bruce Ford Blake McBride	13 Sep
Shelf Break Fronts	Cynthia Tinder Dean Sadanaga	16 Sep
Antarctic Polar Front	Douglas Lamb	15 Sep
COAMPS Overview	Arthur Reiss	16 Sep
Gulf Stream Frontal Eddies	Thomas Fisher	9 Sep
Gulf of Alaska Mesoscale	Chris Moore	14 Sep
Mediterranean Mesoscale	Todd Mauerhan	14 Sep

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Schedule of This Quarter's Presentations

Number	Names	Date	Day
1	Fisher	9 Sep	Thur
2	Whisenhant/Piret	9 Sep	Thur
3	Mohammed/Dixon	13 Sep	Mon
4	Sterbis/Nisley	13 Sep	Mon
5	Ford/McBride	13 Sep	Mon
6	Dumas/Tworek	14 Sep	Tues
7	Moore	14 Sep	Tues
8	Mauerhan	14 Sep	Tues
9	Murray/Kendall	15 Sep	Wed
10	Lamb	15 Sep	Wed
11	Reiss	16 Sep	Thur
12	Tinder/Sadanaga	16 Sep	Thur

*************** References from Prior Class Presentations *****************

Topic	Reference
Shelf Break Fronts	Beardsley, R.C., D.C. Chapman, K.H. Brink, S.R. Ramp, and R. Schlitz, 1985: The Nantucket Shoals Flux Experiment (NSFE79). Part I: A basic description of the current and temperature variability. J. Phys. Oceanog., 15, 713-748. Gawarkiewicz, G., and D.C. Chapman, 1992: The role of stratification in the formation and maintenance of shelf-break fronts. J. Phys. Oceang., 22, 753-772. Parsons, Rost A., Ph.D. Dissertation and pub: Barents Sea shelf break front from observations and acoustic tomography
Gulf Stream Frontal Eddies	Glenn, S.M., and C.S. Ebbesmeyer, 1994: The structure and propagation of a Gulf Stream frontal eddy along the North Carolina shelf break. J. Geophys. Res., 99, 5029-5046. Glenn, S.M., and C.S. Ebbesmeyer, 1994: Observations of Gulf Stream frontal eddies in the vicinity of Cape Hatteras. J. Geophys. Res., 99, 5047-5056.
SYNOP/Recent Gulf Stream Observations	Shay, T.J., and J.M. Bane, 1995: Gulf Stream flow field and events near 68&endash; W. J. Geophys. Res., 100, 22565-22589. Johns, W.E., T.J. Shay, J.M. Bane, and D.R. Watts, 1995: Gulf Stream structure, transport, and recirculation near 68&endash; W. J. Geophys. Res., 100, 817-838. Watts, D.R., K.L. Tracey, J.M. Bane, and T. J. Shay, 1995: Gulf Stream path and thermocline structure near 74&endash; W and 68&endash; W. J. Geophys. Res., 100, 18291-18312.
Agulhas Rings	Lutjeharms, J.R.E., and R.C. van Ballegooyen, 1988: The retroflection of the Agulhas Current. J. Phys. Oceanog., 18, 1570-1583. van Ballegooyen, R.C., M.L. GrŸndlingh, and J.R.E. Lutjeharms, 1994: Eddy fluxes of heat and salt from the southwest Indian Ocean into the southeast Atlantic Ocean: A case study. J. Geophys. Res., 99, 14053-14050. Schmitz, W.J. Jr., 1996: On the World Ocean Circulation: Volume II, The Pacific and Indian Oceans/A Global Update. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Technical Report WHOI-96-08, Woods Hole, MA.
Eddies in the Norwegian Coastal Current	Johannessen, J.A., E. Svendsen, S. Sandven, O.M. Johannessen, and K. Lygre, 1989: Three-dimensional structure of mesoscale eddies in the Norwegian Coastal Current. J. Phys. Oceanog., 19, 3-19. Ikeda, M., J.A. Johannessen, K. Lygre, and S. Sandven, 1989: A process study of mesoscale meanders and eddies in the Norwegian Coastal Current. J. Phys. Oceang., 19, 20-35. Poulain, P.M., A. Warn-Varnas, and P.P. Niiler, 1996: Near-surface circulation of the Nordic Seas as measured by Lagrangian drifters. J. Geophys. Res., 101, 18237-18258.
Gulf of Mexico Loop Current Eddies	Lewis, J.K., and A.D. Kirwan, Jr., 1987: Genesis of a Gulf of Mexico Ring as determined from kinematic analyses. J. Geophys. Res., 92, 11727-11740. Sturges, W., J.C. Evans, S. Welsh, and W. Holland, 1993: Separation of a warm-core ring in the Gulf of Mexico. J. Phys. Oceanog., 23, 250-268.
Lagrangian Eddy Statistics	Poulain, P.-M., and P.P. Niiler, 1989: Statistical analysis of the surface circulation in the California Current System using satellite-tracked drifters. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 19, 1588-1603. Paduan, J.D., and P.P. Niiler, 1993: Structure of velocity and temperature in the northeast Pacific as measured with Lagrangian drifters in Fall 1987. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 23, 585-600. Swenson, M.S., and P.P. Niiler, 1996: Statistical analysis of the surface circulation of the California Current. J. Geophys. Res., 101, 22631-22645.
East Australia Current Rings	Nilsson, C.S., and G.R. Cresswell, 1981: The formation and evolution of East Australia Current warm-core eddies. Prog. Oceanog., 9, 133-183. Cresswell, G.R., and R. Legeckis, 1986: Eddies off southeastern Australia. Deep-Sea Res., 33, 1527-1562.
Eddies & Fronts from Altimetry	Hernandez, F., P.-Y. Le Traon, and R. Morrow, 1995: Mapping mesoscale variability of the Azores Current using TOPEX/POSEIDON and ERS 1 altimetry, together with hydrographic and Lagrangian measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 100, 24995-25006. Kelly, K.A., R.C. Beardsley, R. Limeburner, K.H. Brink, J.D. Paduan, and T.K Chereskin, 1998: Variability of the near-surface eddy kinetic energy in the California Current based on altimetric, drifter, and moored current data. J. Geophys. Res., 103, 13067-13083. Strub, P.T., and C. James, 1998: Altimeter-derived variability of surface velocities in the California Current System: 2. Seasonal circulation and eddy statistics. Deep-Sea Res., In Press.
BT Rossby Wave- Eddy Interaction	Louis, J.P., B.D. Petrie, and P.C. Smith, 1982: Observations of topographic Rossby waves on the continental margin off Nova Scotia. J. Phys. Oceanog., 12, 47-55. Louis, J.P., and P.C. Smith, 1982: The development of the barotropic radiation field of an eddy over a slope. J. Phys. Oceanog., 12, 56-73.
Meddies	Richardson, P.L., D. Walsh, L. Armi, M. Schroder, and J.F. Price, 1989: Tracking three meddies with SOFAR floats. J. Phys. Oceanog., 19, 371-383. Prater, M.D., and T.B. Sanford, 1994: A meddy off Cape St. Vincent. Part I: Description. J. Phys. Oceanog., 24, 1572-1586.
POLYMODE Results	Shen, C.Y., J.C. McWilliams, B.A. Taft, C.C. Ebbesmeyer, and E.J. Lindstrom, 1986: The mesoscale spatial structure and evolution of dynamical and scalar properties observed in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean during the POLYMODE Local Dynamics Experiment. J. Phys. Oceang., 16, 454-482.
EBC Systems Filaments/Eddies	Batteen, M.L., C.N. Lopes da Costa, and C.S. Nelson, 1992: A numerical study of wind stress curl effects on eddies and filaments off the northwest coast of the Iberian Penisula. J. Marine Systems, 3, 249-266.
Cal. Curr. Sys. Eddy Dist./Prop.	Parres-Sierra, A., W.B. White, and C.-K. Tai, 1993: Wind- driven coastal generation of annual mesoscale eddy activity in the California Current. J. Phys. Oceanog., 23, 1110-1121. See also, eddies from altimetry above.
Drifter Eddy Obs.	Sanderson, B.G., 1995: Structure of an eddy measured with drifters. J. Geophys. Res., 100, 6761-6776. See also, drifter statistics above.
An Overview of CNMOC Ocean Data Sources and Products	My experiences as a soldier in the small army of analysts. J. Hard Knocks, 1, 1-1000.
General Circ. & Eddy Scaling	Gill, A.E., J.S.A. Green, and A.J. Simmons, 1974: Energy partition in the large-scale ocean circulation and the production of mid-ocean eddies. Deep-Sea Res., 21, 499-528.
Cal. Curr. Sys. Filaments/Eddies	Rienecker, M.M., and C.N.K. Mooers, 1989. A summary of the OPTOMA Program's mesoscale ocean prediction studies in the California Current System. Mesoscale/Synoptic Coherent Structures in Geophysical Turbulence, J.C.J. Nihoul and B.M. Jamart, ed., Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam. Batteen, M.L., 1997: Wind-forced modeling studies of currents, meanders, and eddies in the California Current System. J. Geophys. Res., 102, 985-1010.
Eastern Boundary Current Mooring Results	Chereskin et al., TBA
Acoustics & Eddies	Henrick, R.F., W.L. Siegmann, and M.J. Jacobson, 1977: General analysis of ocean eddy effects for sound transmission applications. J. Acoustical Soc. of Amer., 62, 860-870. Henrick, R.F., M.J. Jacobson, and W.L. Siegmann, 1980: General effects of currents and sound-speed variations on short range acoustic transmission in cyclonic eddies. J. Acoustical Soc. of Amer., 67, 121-134. Vastano, A.C., and G.E. Owens, 1973: On the acoustic characteristics of Gulf Stream cyclonic rings. J. Phys. Oceanog., 3, 470-478. Anonymous, 1975: Movement and acoustic influences of cyclonic eddies. Naval Research Reviews, 28, 1-12.
Instability of the Subtropical Front	Halliwell, G.R., G. Peng, and D.B. Olson, 1994: Stability of the Sargasso Sea Subtropical Frontal Zone. J. Phys. Oceang., 24, 1166-1183.
O.A. vs Mult- Quadric Analysis	Nuss, W.A., and D. W. Titley, 1994: Use of multiquadric interp- olation for meteorological objective analysis. Monthly Weather Review, 122, 1611-1631.
Recent modeling of Warm Core Ring 82-B	Hooker, S.B., and J.W. Brown, 1994: Warm core ring dynamics derived from satellite imagery. J. Geophs. Res., 99, 25181-25194. Holdzkom, J.J., S.B. Hooker, and A.D. Kirwan, 1995: A comparison of a hydrodynamic lens model to observations of a warm core ring. J. Geophys. Res., 100, 15889-15897.
Modeling Eddies with Chaos	Liu, Z., and H. Yang, 1994: The intergyre chaotic transport. J. Phys. Oceanog., 24, 1768-1782.