Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences (A)
Session Sub-categoryOcean Sciences & Ocean Environment (OS)
Session IDA-OS14
Title Coastal physical processes associated with mixing, eddies, internal waves
Short Title Coastal physical processes
Date & Time Oral session JUNE 5 (SAT) PM2 Channel 09
Poster session JUNE 5 (SAT) PM3
Main ConvenerName Eisuke Tsutsumi
Affiliation Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Co-Convener 1Name Eiji Masunaga
Affiliation Ibaraki University
Co-Convener 2Name Taira Nagai
Affiliation Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Session Language J
Scope Recently developed observational and numerical approaches have revealed details of physical processes in coastal regions, which are keys to understanding global ocean circulations and ecosystems. This session aims to provide discussions of mixing, eddies, nonlinear internal waves in coastal and marginal oceans, estuaries and lakes. Observations, numerical modeling and laboratory experiments associated with these phenomena are encouraged to submit an abstract to this session. In addition, studies that consider linkages between coastal physical processes and large scale open ocean processes, e.g., the Kuroshio, global ocean circulations.
Presentation Format Oral and Poster presentation
Collaboration Joint with -
Co-sponsored with The Oceanographic Society of Japan