Components of the Gravity Current Entrainment CPT

The Gravity Current Entrainment CPT members include observationalists, process study modelers and large scale climate modelers. By combining knowledge gleaned from observations and idealized process studies with understanding of large scale models, we hope to improve parameterizations in the large scale models. Key observational data sets, and models are listed below, along with the team member with primary responsibility for each component.

Observations

Summary: Table of Observations

Red Sea Outflow (Hartmut Peters, Miami) (manuscripts: a,b)

Denmark Straits Overflow (James Girton, UW)

Antarctic Overflows (Arnold Gordon, LDEO)

Faroe Bank Channel Overflow (Jim Price, WHOI)

Mediterranean Outflow (Jim Price, WHOI)

Models

Poseidon (Paul Schopf, GMU)

Hallberg Isopycnal Model (Bob Hallberg, GFDL)

Hycom (Eric Chassignet, Miami)

MITgcm (Alistair Adcroft, MIT)

Princeton Ocean Model (Tal Ezer, Princeton)

GFDL MOM (Steve Griffies, GFDL)

Community Climate System Model (Bill Large, Peter Gent, Gokhan Danabasoglu, NCAR)