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