Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Sciences (A)
Session Sub-categoryOcean Sciences & Ocean Environment (OS)
Session IDA-OS19
TitleCoastal physical processes associated with mixing, eddies, internal waves
Short TitleCoastal physical processes
Main Convener NameEiji Masunaga
AffiliationIbaraki University
Co-Convener 1NameTaira Nagai
AffiliationJapan Fisheries Research and Education Agency
Co-Convener 2NameEisuke Tsutsumi
AffiliationAtmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Session LanguageJ
ScopeRecently 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 FormatOral and Poster session
Joint with
Co-sponsoredThe Oceanographic Society of Japan