Spectral energy fluxes by wave-wave interactions ((13) W06)

• Subject Area: Oceanography ; Atmospheric Science
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 274762653

The two main wave modes - gravity waves and Rossby waves – govern the circulation in atmosphere and ocean. Although their linear properties are well understood, the role of wave-wave interactions is unknown to a large extent, but it is certainly of major importance for energy transfers in the atmosphere and ocean. In both the atmosphere and ocean, the energy exchange is governed by the same mechanism of triad interactions, which this subproject aims at understanding better.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 181: Energy transfers in Atmosphere and Ocean
• Applicant Institution: Universität Hamburg
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Carsten Eden; Professor Dr. Dirk Jürgen Olbers; Professorin Dr. Nedjeljka Zagar, Ph.D.