IBM Simulations of Passive Particles using Flow Fields from
3D Spectral Element Ocean Model Simulations

Shelf Bank Case -- Non-Migrating Particles

In 'bank_deepseed' simulation, 27900 particles were positioned in a regular grid encompassing the region from 500-800 km in Y, from the shore to 100 km off the coast, and seeded at 9 equally spaced depths from -40 to -100 m in depth. This simulation tracks the positions of all individuals initially located in the domain. The animation shows the time history of particles for a 28 day simulation. The FLC animation can be obtained by clicking here. The animation contains the results of simulations with passive particles.

Harold P. Batchelder
Last Updated: 27 February 2001