Project Director: Annalisa Bracco

Funding Organization: National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: Gulf Research Program

Funding Cycles: Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems Grants 2

Description: This project will explore the interactions between the Loop Current System and Mississippi-Atchafalaya River System discharge, in terms of seasonal changes, Loop Current position, and the presence of small eddies that range in size from 1 to 10 kilometers. It will also examine the physical processes that drive horizontal and vertical mixing in the portion of the northern Gulf of Mexico where the water is deeper than 150-200 meters.