A compartmental model of lymphocyte circulation
through a lymphnode is derived and simulated. The
purpose of the model is to analyze experimental data and
in turn design experimental plans from the analysis in
order to obtain sufficient data for the organ-distributed
immune response. The model will be used to predict...
The thesis examines the applicability of a two-dimensional flow acceleration model to describe a terrain-induced flow perturbation as measured at Yaquina Head on the central Oregon coast. The geometry of Yaquina Head together with the upstream wind values were used in estimating hilltop winds. These estimates compare well with the...
We present a study of the ocean circulation using state of the art numerical and data assimilation techniques. The second chapter of the thesis presents the development and application of generalized inversion to a simple dynamical model of Lake Kinneret. The intent was to develop the necessary tools to implement...
Motivated by observations of locally enhanced sea level variability near steep
topographic slopes in regions of strong time-mean flows, effects of zonal ridge topography
on zonal oceanic jet flow are investigated. Unstable wave properties and the
dynamics of eddy-mean flow interaction are evaluated as a function of topographic
geometry using...
The time-averaged velocity field in the North Pacific was estimated in two
sets of inverse calculations. The planetary geostrophic equations were the basis for
dynamical models of the flow in each case. The inverse estimates of the circulation
were obtained by minimizing a positive-definite cost function, which measured the
inconsistency...
The calculated flow field and tide wave propagation in the Chilean Inland
Seas is modeled with a non-linear tidal embayment method (TEA-NL, Westerink
et al, 1988) and assimilation of tide records of the Chilean Hydrographic Institute.
Model is validated for two test cases with assimilated error-free boundary
conditions.
An Inverse...
Numerical model and assimilation experiments were conducted in the tropical Pacific Ocean to obtain a better understanding of the processes that control the cold tongue surface mixed layer temperature balance during August 1999 to July 2004. The numerical model was first applied to test two hypotheses (asymmetric background currents and...