424
Index
CIL, see cold intermediate layer, CIL
Circularly polarized motions, 334
Circulation, 16, 18, 32, 54, 59, 135–139, 144,
148, 154–156, 158, 159, 169, 181,
183, 184, 188, 190, 200, 204–208,
210, 216, 217, 291, 294, 310, 329
anticyclonic, 209
atmospheric, 57, 143, 169, 226, 227, 247
baroclinic, 43, 45, 46, 56, 57, 217
barotropic, 43
basin-wide, 151, 210
bottom, 56, 158
counter-clockwise, 53, 156, 205
cyclonic, 32, 37, 53, 54, 57, 135, 136, 150,
164, 184, 205, 208, 209, 211, 215,
216, 288, 289, 305, 310, 345, 355
deep water, 43, 55
large-scale, 118, 198, 269
layered, 217
mean, 46, 53, 54, 57, 102, 184, 205, 206,
211, 215–217, 288, 302, 308, 331
quasi-stationary, 214
residual, 204, 207
secondary (wind-generated), 45
subsurface, 138
surface, 45, 50, 53, 56, 102, 148, 156, 158,
169, 205, 217
thermohaline, 83, 84, 99, 131, 135,
139–141, 148, 154, 156, 159–161,
163, 168, 184
vertical, 55, 118, 148, 153, 155, 159
wind-driven, 45, 46, 56, 57, 188, 216, 217
Circulation dynamics, 181, 185, 197, 202, 204
Circulation model, 15, 18, 20–23, 32, 49,
56–60, 65, 96, 99, 102, 104–106,
117, 121, 123, 149, 184, 204, 217,
225, 226, 230, 241, 252, 253, 255,
272, 273, 277, 283, 293–298,
300–302, 306, 307, 309, 313,
325–335, 340, 360, 378, 380, 383,
391, 402, 405, 406
eddy-permitting, 288, 328, 329, 340, 358,
359, 361, 418
eddy-resolving, 305, 319, 329, 361, 418,
419
high-resolution, 1, 21, 334, 378, 381
operational, 383
Circulation pattern, 99, 158, 181, 183, 184,
187, 198, 204, 205, 211, 216, 335
CIW, see cold intermediate water, CIW
Climate model, 66, 85, 98, 160
Climatological data, 36, 98, 99, 110, 113, 159,
160
Climatologically valid solution, 299, 302, 337,
346, 353, 385, 418
Cloudiness, 108, 114, 161, 295, 330
Coast, 12, 13, 15, 37, 42, 47, 49, 53, 55, 68,
121–123, 149, 158, 195, 196, 198,
200, 203, 205, 206, 208, 211, 303
Coastal area, 158, 159, 197, 200, 204, 216,
284, 285
Coastal crash, 8, 12, 13
Coastal eddy, 158
Coastal engineering, vii, 4
Coastal environment, 19, 371
Coastal hit, 19, 121, 123, 299, 302–308, 311,
313, 332, 334–339, 342, 344,
346–361, 368, 369, 383, 384, 390,
418, 419
Coastal jet, 162, 208, 289, 302, 408
Coastal pollution, 5, 13, 17, 22, 306
current-driven, 346
Coastal water, 2, 6, 8, 135
Coastal zone, 2, 8, 12, 13, 34, 35, 41, 44, 45,
60, 102, 195, 196, 307, 339
Coastline, 12, 33, 140, 186, 195, 232, 325, 339
Coccolithophorids, 145
Cold intermediate layer, CIL, 164, 166, 168
Cold intermediate water, CIW, 164, 165
Collision (of ships), 4, 5, 9, 12, 369, 372, 411
Coloured dissolved organic matter, CDOM,
144
Computational fluid dynamics, CFD, 65–71,
396
Concentration (lagoon) type basin, 131, 145
Conservation of mass, 41, 56, 70, 87, 106, 225,
227, 232, 233, 244
Conservation of momentum, 41, 70, 87, 106
Contaminant, 196, 206, 217, 286, 294, 296,
346, 417
Continental slope, 134–137, 151, 158, 167,
168
Continuity equation, 41, 42, 90, 232, 233, 330
Convection, 38, 39, 55, 90, 152, 155, 157, 159,
168–170, 190, 192
thermal, 32
winter, 160, 161, 169
Coriolis acceleration, 32, 41–43, 45–47, 50,
87, 88, 202, 203, 216
Coriolis effect, force, 84, 89, 106, 203
Coriolis frequency, 88
Coriolis parameter, 42–44, 107, 136, 202–204,
289
Correlation time, 244
Corsica, Strait of, 168
Cost function, 5, 334, 369, 390–394, 410
Index
CIL, see cold intermediate layer, CIL
Circularly polarized motions, 334
Circulation, 16, 18, 32, 54, 59, 135–139, 144,
148, 154–156, 158, 159, 169, 181,
183, 184, 188, 190, 200, 204–208,
210, 216, 217, 291, 294, 310, 329
anticyclonic, 209
atmospheric, 57, 143, 169, 226, 227, 247
baroclinic, 43, 45, 46, 56, 57, 217
barotropic, 43
basin-wide, 151, 210
bottom, 56, 158
counter-clockwise, 53, 156, 205
cyclonic, 32, 37, 53, 54, 57, 135, 136, 150,
164, 184, 205, 208, 209, 211, 215,
216, 288, 289, 305, 310, 345, 355
deep water, 43, 55
large-scale, 118, 198, 269
layered, 217
mean, 46, 53, 54, 57, 102, 184, 205, 206,
211, 215–217, 288, 302, 308, 331
quasi-stationary, 214
residual, 204, 207
secondary (wind-generated), 45
subsurface, 138
surface, 45, 50, 53, 56, 102, 148, 156, 158,
169, 205, 217
thermohaline, 83, 84, 99, 131, 135,
139–141, 148, 154, 156, 159–161,
163, 168, 184
vertical, 55, 118, 148, 153, 155, 159
wind-driven, 45, 46, 56, 57, 188, 216, 217
Circulation dynamics, 181, 185, 197, 202, 204
Circulation model, 15, 18, 20–23, 32, 49,
56–60, 65, 96, 99, 102, 104–106,
117, 121, 123, 149, 184, 204, 217,
225, 226, 230, 241, 252, 253, 255,
272, 273, 277, 283, 293–298,
300–302, 306, 307, 309, 313,
325–335, 340, 360, 378, 380, 383,
391, 402, 405, 406
eddy-permitting, 288, 328, 329, 340, 358,
359, 361, 418
eddy-resolving, 305, 319, 329, 361, 418,
419
high-resolution, 1, 21, 334, 378, 381
operational, 383
Circulation pattern, 99, 158, 181, 183, 184,
187, 198, 204, 205, 211, 216, 335
CIW, see cold intermediate water, CIW
Climate model, 66, 85, 98, 160
Climatological data, 36, 98, 99, 110, 113, 159,
160
Climatologically valid solution, 299, 302, 337,
346, 353, 385, 418
Cloudiness, 108, 114, 161, 295, 330
Coast, 12, 13, 15, 37, 42, 47, 49, 53, 55, 68,
121–123, 149, 158, 195, 196, 198,
200, 203, 205, 206, 208, 211, 303
Coastal area, 158, 159, 197, 200, 204, 216,
284, 285
Coastal crash, 8, 12, 13
Coastal eddy, 158
Coastal engineering, vii, 4
Coastal environment, 19, 371
Coastal hit, 19, 121, 123, 299, 302–308, 311,
313, 332, 334–339, 342, 344,
346–361, 368, 369, 383, 384, 390,
418, 419
Coastal jet, 162, 208, 289, 302, 408
Coastal pollution, 5, 13, 17, 22, 306
current-driven, 346
Coastal water, 2, 6, 8, 135
Coastal zone, 2, 8, 12, 13, 34, 35, 41, 44, 45,
60, 102, 195, 196, 307, 339
Coastline, 12, 33, 140, 186, 195, 232, 325, 339
Coccolithophorids, 145
Cold intermediate layer, CIL, 164, 166, 168
Cold intermediate water, CIW, 164, 165
Collision (of ships), 4, 5, 9, 12, 369, 372, 411
Coloured dissolved organic matter, CDOM,
144
Computational fluid dynamics, CFD, 65–71,
396
Concentration (lagoon) type basin, 131, 145
Conservation of mass, 41, 56, 70, 87, 106, 225,
227, 232, 233, 244
Conservation of momentum, 41, 70, 87, 106
Contaminant, 196, 206, 217, 286, 294, 296,
346, 417
Continental slope, 134–137, 151, 158, 167,
168
Continuity equation, 41, 42, 90, 232, 233, 330
Convection, 38, 39, 55, 90, 152, 155, 157, 159,
168–170, 190, 192
thermal, 32
winter, 160, 161, 169
Coriolis acceleration, 32, 41–43, 45–47, 50,
87, 88, 202, 203, 216
Coriolis effect, force, 84, 89, 106, 203
Coriolis frequency, 88
Coriolis parameter, 42–44, 107, 136, 202–204,
289
Correlation time, 244
Corsica, Strait of, 168
Cost function, 5, 334, 369, 390–394, 410