Better understand the physical dynamics and interactions
of several specific processes (e.g., those
associated with the seasonal evolution of
stratification on the Bank, the crucial flow field over the Northeast Peak, and cross-frontal exchange within the
tidal mixing and northern flank
fronts) that are thought to play critical roles in zooplankton and fish recruitment.
Combine these observationally based process synthesis
studies into model-based studies to
provide our best descriptions of the Banks physical environment and its variability on time scales
from minutes to monthly to seasonal
for the GLOBEC field years.
Provide other Phase 4 investigators with as complete a
description and understanding of the basic
physical processes affecting their observations as
possible