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Index
Detrainment, 153
Diapycnal mixing, 92, 135, 149, 213
Dicothermal layer, 37–39, 192
Dietrich Center for Air Sea Technology,
DieCAST, 155, 159
Difference equation, scheme, see finite
difference scheme
Differential equation, 67, 69, 70, 95, 225, 226,
229, 231, 234, 236, 296, 373
partial, PDE, 65, 69, 71, 73, 74, 78–80, 83,
107, 111
Diffusion, 56, 92, 113, 121, 155, 202, 227,
240–242, 244, 256, 332
horizontal, 116, 121, 195, 295
Laplacian, 243
molecular, 92
numerical, 78, 80, 227, 243
vertical, 155
Diffusion coefficient, 155
Diffusion equation, 125
Diffusivity coefficient, 202
Dijkstra’s algorithm, 351, 369
Dilution (estuarine) type basin, 131
Direct problem, 322
of the propagation of passive tracers, 283,
286, 293
Direct problem of oil propagation, 323
Disaster impact model, 368
Dispersion, 92, 252, 259, 273, 372, 378, 380
absolute, 244, 251, 252, 257, 262, 263,
266–268, 275–277, 333
horizontal, 379, 380, 382
Lagrangian, 225
numerical, 116
relative, 241, 244, 251, 252, 257, 259, 265,
266, 268–270, 275–277
turbulent, 244
vertical, 380
Dispersion of radionuclides, 247
Dissipation, 84, 85, 110, 150, 156, 196, 403
Dissolved substance, matter, 8, 91, 286, 296
Divergence (of radiation stress), 403
Divergence of trajectories, 297, 332
Divergence (of turbulent flux), 107
DMI, see Danish Meteorological Institute,
DMI
DMI/BSHcmod model, 155, 161, 331, 332,
361, 378
DMI’s operational circulation model, 380
Double diffusion, 92
Downscaling, 59, 85, 115, 160, 277
Downwave direction, 18
Downwelling, 45, 195, 196, 209, 216, 302
Downwind direction, 18
Drag coefficient, 98, 141, 404
Draught, 396, 397
Drift, 13, 16, 49, 56, 92, 106, 138, 200, 207,
239, 285, 292
current-driven, 385, 387, 401
ice, 41, 49, 199, 200, 253
subsurface, 22
surface, 23, 291, 296, 331, 349
wave-driven, 296, 401, 402, 404, 405,
407–409, 411
wind-driven, 212, 387, 401, 404
Drift speed, 49, 200
Drifter, 196, 197, 200, 212, 252–254, 257–259,
264, 268, 270, 272, 273, 275–278,
297, 300, 307, 320, 333, 374
GPS/GSM, 251, 253, 270–274, 277, 278
pair of, 244, 251–254, 257, 259, 264–266,
269–275, 277
simulated, 251, 252, 255, 256, 260–269,
275, 276, 278
surface, 53, 241, 244, 251–253, 258, 261,
270, 278, 300
SVP, 251–270, 273–278
triplet of, 254, 264
Drifter experiments, 212
Drifting buoy, 18, 293
Drogden Sill, 118, 119, 156, 163
Drogue, 212, 251, 253, 274, 276
Dumping (of material into sea), 3, 7, 284, 327
DWD model, 59
Dye, 197
Dynamical equations, 42
Dynamical relocation of tugboats, 13
Dynamics, 143, 181, 190, 200, 206, 210
basin-scale, 136, 152, 206, 216
current-driven, 352
eddy-scale, 136
multi-layered, 278, 291
E
e-folding time, 47
Earth, 83, 87, 99, 107, 136
Earth Sciences (GES) Data and Information
Services Center (DISC), 145
Earth’s rotation, 41, 84, 87, 102, 151, 202, 205
Eastern Mediterranean basin, 160
Eastern Mediterranean Deep Water, EMDW,
168
Eastern Mediterranean Transient, EMT, 131,
139, 145, 160, 168–170
ECMWF, 160, 165
Ecological risk, 103
Ecologically sensitive area, 3, 102, 125
Index
Detrainment, 153
Diapycnal mixing, 92, 135, 149, 213
Dicothermal layer, 37–39, 192
Dietrich Center for Air Sea Technology,
DieCAST, 155, 159
Difference equation, scheme, see finite
difference scheme
Differential equation, 67, 69, 70, 95, 225, 226,
229, 231, 234, 236, 296, 373
partial, PDE, 65, 69, 71, 73, 74, 78–80, 83,
107, 111
Diffusion, 56, 92, 113, 121, 155, 202, 227,
240–242, 244, 256, 332
horizontal, 116, 121, 195, 295
Laplacian, 243
molecular, 92
numerical, 78, 80, 227, 243
vertical, 155
Diffusion coefficient, 155
Diffusion equation, 125
Diffusivity coefficient, 202
Dijkstra’s algorithm, 351, 369
Dilution (estuarine) type basin, 131
Direct problem, 322
of the propagation of passive tracers, 283,
286, 293
Direct problem of oil propagation, 323
Disaster impact model, 368
Dispersion, 92, 252, 259, 273, 372, 378, 380
absolute, 244, 251, 252, 257, 262, 263,
266–268, 275–277, 333
horizontal, 379, 380, 382
Lagrangian, 225
numerical, 116
relative, 241, 244, 251, 252, 257, 259, 265,
266, 268–270, 275–277
turbulent, 244
vertical, 380
Dispersion of radionuclides, 247
Dissipation, 84, 85, 110, 150, 156, 196, 403
Dissolved substance, matter, 8, 91, 286, 296
Divergence (of radiation stress), 403
Divergence of trajectories, 297, 332
Divergence (of turbulent flux), 107
DMI, see Danish Meteorological Institute,
DMI
DMI/BSHcmod model, 155, 161, 331, 332,
361, 378
DMI’s operational circulation model, 380
Double diffusion, 92
Downscaling, 59, 85, 115, 160, 277
Downwave direction, 18
Downwelling, 45, 195, 196, 209, 216, 302
Downwind direction, 18
Drag coefficient, 98, 141, 404
Draught, 396, 397
Drift, 13, 16, 49, 56, 92, 106, 138, 200, 207,
239, 285, 292
current-driven, 385, 387, 401
ice, 41, 49, 199, 200, 253
subsurface, 22
surface, 23, 291, 296, 331, 349
wave-driven, 296, 401, 402, 404, 405,
407–409, 411
wind-driven, 212, 387, 401, 404
Drift speed, 49, 200
Drifter, 196, 197, 200, 212, 252–254, 257–259,
264, 268, 270, 272, 273, 275–278,
297, 300, 307, 320, 333, 374
GPS/GSM, 251, 253, 270–274, 277, 278
pair of, 244, 251–254, 257, 259, 264–266,
269–275, 277
simulated, 251, 252, 255, 256, 260–269,
275, 276, 278
surface, 53, 241, 244, 251–253, 258, 261,
270, 278, 300
SVP, 251–270, 273–278
triplet of, 254, 264
Drifter experiments, 212
Drifting buoy, 18, 293
Drogden Sill, 118, 119, 156, 163
Drogue, 212, 251, 253, 274, 276
Dumping (of material into sea), 3, 7, 284, 327
DWD model, 59
Dye, 197
Dynamical equations, 42
Dynamical relocation of tugboats, 13
Dynamics, 143, 181, 190, 200, 206, 210
basin-scale, 136, 152, 206, 216
current-driven, 352
eddy-scale, 136
multi-layered, 278, 291
E
e-folding time, 47
Earth, 83, 87, 99, 107, 136
Earth Sciences (GES) Data and Information
Services Center (DISC), 145
Earth’s rotation, 41, 84, 87, 102, 151, 202, 205
Eastern Mediterranean basin, 160
Eastern Mediterranean Deep Water, EMDW,
168
Eastern Mediterranean Transient, EMT, 131,
139, 145, 160, 168–170
ECMWF, 160, 165
Ecological risk, 103
Ecologically sensitive area, 3, 102, 125