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| 1) |
To understand
the physical dynamics and interactions of several
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specific
processes (e.g., the seasonal
evolution of stratification
on
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the Bank, the
crucial flow field over the
Northeast Peak, and cross-
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frontal
exchange within the tidal mixing and northern flank fronts)
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that are
thought to play critical roles in zooplankton and fish
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recruitment.
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To combine
these observationally based process synthesis studies
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into
model-based studies to provide
our best descriptions of the
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Bank's
physical environment and its variability on time scales from
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minutes to
monthly to seasonal for the GLOBEC field years.
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To provide
other Phase IV investigators with as complete a
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description
and understanding of the basic physical processes
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affecting
their observations as
possible.
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