Analytic modeling and applications of barotropic flows over sloping topographies using similarity solutions.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Kuehl, Joseph. | |
| dc.creator | Ibanez Amador, Ruy, 1991- | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-05T13:05:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-05T13:05:56Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2017-05 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-03-31 | |
| dc.date.submitted | May 2017 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2017-06-05T13:05:56Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The continental slope is a region in the ocean that consists of a strong sloping topography. The slope acts as a barrier to large scale geophysical transport, but small scale mechanisms are not well understood. Studies are mostly limited to large scale simulations and spatially limited field measurements. I developed an analytic method to obtain a base flow field for regions of the continental slope. Using scaling arguments, I reduce the system to the leading order dynamical balances and apply a similarity method to find solutions of the flow. It is possible to retain the nonlinear terms for a special case, which provides insight into the base nonlinear dynamics of the flow. I show that the solutions are relevant to regions of the continental slope using bathymetry data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2104/10047 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | Worldwide access. | |
| dc.subject | Oceonography. Geophysics. Barotropic. Flow. | |
| dc.title | Analytic modeling and applications of barotropic flows over sloping topographies using similarity solutions. | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| thesis.degree.department | Baylor University. School of Engineering. | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Baylor University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S.M.E. |
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