Numerical study of the southwest Atlantic Ocean in the last millennium

• Grant number: 14/21124-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: February 01, 2015
• End date: January 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Oceanography - Physical Oceanography
• Principal Investigator: Ilana Elazari Klein Coaracy Wainer
• Grantee: Marcos Agiani Tieppo Junior
• Host Institution: Instituto Oceanográfico (IO). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The project aims to understand the dynamic characteristics (climatology and variability) of the Brazil-Malvinas Confluence region during the last millennium, in which is not considered the emission of greenhouse gases by humans, only the natural forcings. For that it will be used the data obtained in the simulation of the last millennium by the National Center for Atmospheric Research of USA (NCAR) using the model Comunity Climate System Model version 4 (CCSM4) by Landrum et al. (2013). In this project will be used two high-level applications for data analysis, the NCAR Command Language (NCAR) and Ferret (NOAA). The analysis will be based on the methodology applied by Wainer and Gent (2000).