Progress summary and 6-month plan

Scott Veirs

June 19, 2001

Progress:

Developed new dissertation proposal

Passed general exam on 5/30/01

Implemented initial "puff" model in Matlab

Completed a GFD course during winter quarter, gaining experimental skills and a grade of 3.8

Finished gas chromatograph analysis of Flow Mow fluid samples for H2 and CH4 analytes.

Met once every ~2 weeks to discuss writing progress with Lisa Gilbert

Elected not to apply for a Huckabay fellowship in order to advance research progress

Delivered 1 presentation to the MGG seminar with Fritz Stahr and 1 to the REVEL high school teachers

Prepared and taught a 1-unit seminar on instructional technology in Oceanography

Completed duties as lead teaching assistant, and recruited and trained new lead for upcoming year

Proposed new TA assessment and reward structure

Plan:

June, 2001

  1. Complete processing of CTD/navigational data and submit with metadata
  2. Pub1: Help to generate results and figures for MEF heat flux article for G3
    1. Study site/location map
    2. Control volume schematic?
    3. Background casts and q-ness definition
    4. Animations of subsequent (Dive 51) tops (Dtheta and w) with track distribution
    5. Parabolic plot of N/S end fluxes, and/or equivalent figure and lateral flux logic
  3. Help design summer experiments with Thomson and McDuff
  4. Advise Thomson (June 29 – July 14) and Johnson (June 17 – July 3) cruises

July, 2001

  1. Pub1: Help to generate draft prose for article on MEF heat flux
  2. Pub2: Incorporate observed current data into refined puff model
  1. Examine validity of spatial extrapolation of current meter data
    1. Resolve lateral currents from ABE MAVS
    2. Request Thomson (WASP 2000-01) data and inter-compare with other current time series
  1. Pub3: Initiate GFD laboratory experiments
    1. Finalize scale and dimensional analysis with Parsons and Wilcock
    2. Formalize experimental objectives and procedures
    3. Design and build tank, source, and visualization scheme

August, 2001

  1. Pub1: Refine article on MEF heat flux
  2. Pub2: Compare puff model plume distribution with observations
  3. Pub3: Develop GFD laboratory equipment, visualization, and quantification

September, 2001

  1. Pub1: Finalize article on MEF heat flux
  2. Pub2: Calculate instantaneous heat fluxes using observations and puff model
  3. Pub3: Obtain preliminary results from GFD laboratory experiments
  4. Help facilitate the New TA Training (Sept. 24/26?)

October, 2001

  1. Pub1: Submit article on MEF heat flux to G3
  2. Pub2: Calculate instantaneous heat fluxes using observations and puff model
  3. Pub3: Conduct quiescent GFD laboratory experiments

November, 2001

  1. Pub1: Submit article on MEF heat flux
  2. Pub2: Calculate instantaneous heat fluxes using observations and puff model
  3. Pub3: Conduct uniform cross flow experiments

December, 2001

  1. Pub1: Submit article on MEF heat flux
  2. Pub2: Calculate instantaneous heat fluxes using observations and puff model
  3. Pub3: Conduct oscillatory cross flow experiments
  4. Present research highlights at the Fall AGU meeting in SF?

 

 

 

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Russ McDuff Scott Veirs