Final Presentation Assignment-OC4331, Spring 96

List of Papers, Students, and Dates

Instructions

Your final project will consist of an in-class presentation on one of the topics we have already discussed during the quarter. The dual goals of the presentations 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 presentation for maximum effectiveness. Some of the important ground rules are given below:
  1. All presentation will take place between 29 May and 13 June 1996. 2 Presentations/class period; Random drawing for the order of presentations

  2. Each presentation should be planned for 15-20 minutes plus 5 minutes for questions. Practice talks ahead of time! Do not attempt to say more than will fit in the time frame.

  3. Each presentation should be based on the major observations and conclusions from one or two research articles.

  4. Each presentation must clearly describe the connection to earlier discussions during the quarter in the beginning of the talk. Introduce your presentation by stating which prior discussion topic it will address.

  5. Each presentation will be graded on both organization and content.

  6. All presentations should be attended by all course participants. Attendance will count toward individual presentation grades

The journal articles below available for final presentations. You are not free to choose papers from outside this list without prior consultation of the instructor. The list will grow through the end of the course.

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Topic Reference Student Presentation
Date
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.
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.
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.
 Burke, S.
O.A. versus
Multi-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.
 Lane
Drifter Eddy Obs. Sanderson, B.G., 1995: Structure of an eddy measured with drifters. J. Geophys. Res., 100, 6761-6776.
 Sires, J.
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.
 Brown, B.
Gulf of Mex-
ico 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.
 Fisher 

WORKING THEIR WAY INTO THE TABLE:



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.


Altimetry Detection of
Fronts and Eddies

Le Traon, P.-Y., and P. De Mey, 1994: The eddy field 
associated with the Azores Front east of the Mid-Atlantic 
ridge as observed by the Geosat altimeter. J. Geophys. Res., 
99, 9907-9923.


Acoustic Propagation. 
through Eddies

Vastano, A.C., and G.E. Owens, 1973: On the acoustic charac-
teristics of Gulf Stream cyclonic rings. J. Phys. Oceanog., 3, 
470-478.
Henrick, R.F., W.L. Siegmann, and M.J. Jacobson, 1977: 
General analysis of ocean eddy effects for sound transmis-
sion 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.
June 1975: Movement and acoustic influences of cyclonic 
eddies. Naval Research Reviews, 28, 1-12


Barotropic Rossby Wave-
Eddy Interaction on Shelf

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-.


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.


California Current System 
Filaments/Eddies
Ramp, S., CTZ volume, J. Geophys. Res., 


Gulf Stream Rings

Holdzkom, J.J. II, S.B. Hooker, and A.D. Kirwan, Jr., 1995: A comparison of a hydrodynamic 
lens model to observations of a warm core ring. J. Geophs. Res., 100, 15889-15897.


General Circulation 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.