U.S.-France Cooperative Research: Nonlinear Internal Waves  in Rotating Fluids
{'Code': '01090000', 'Directorate': {'LongName': 'Office Of The Director'}, 'Division': {'LongName': 'Office Of Internatl Science &Engineering'}}
{'SignBlockName': 'Pierre Perrolle'}
This award will support collaborative research between                          Professor W.K. Melville, Massachusetts Institute of                             Technology, and Dr. Dominique Renouard of the Institut                          de Mecanique de Grenoble, France.  The subject of this                          work is the propagation of nonlinear internal waves in                          rotating systems.  Long nonlinear internal waves occur                          commonly on ocean coasts, sea straits, and fjords.                              These waves are generated by flows, such as tidal                               flows, over various kinds of topography.  However,                              there is at present no detailed agreement between the                           available experiments on these waves, and results of                            numerical simulation.  To understand this problem, the                          proposed work will involve an investigation of waves                            generated in a rotating channel in the laboratory, and                          the development of theoretical models to describe the                           observations.  Flows past islands or constrictions in                           rotating channels will also be studied.                                                                                                                         The French and U.S. collaborators have been in                                  informal contact on the subject of the proposed                                 research for a considerable time, and have carefully                            prepared the joint effort to be pursued.  The Coriolis                          Laboratory in France, at which much of the work will                            take place, is a unique facility.  The expertise of                             the U.S. investigator, on the other hand, will                                  contribute to the design and conduct of the                                     experiments, and the development of numerical                                   solutions for comparison with theory.  This work may                            have important effects on our understanding of tidal                            flow and coastal erosion.
{'FirstName': 'W', 'LastName': 'Melville', 'EmailAddress': 'kmelville@ucsd.edu', 'StartDate': '02/01/1988', 'EndDate': None, 'RoleCode': 'Principal Investigator'}
{'Name': 'Massachusetts Institute of Technology', 'CityName': 'Cambridge', 'ZipCode': '021394301', 'PhoneNumber': '6172531000', 'StreetAddress': '77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE', 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'Massachusetts', 'StateCode': 'MA'}
{'Code': '5918', 'Text': 'FRANCE'}
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