What will scientists do with the LaTTE data?
Shipboard testing will provide real-time results, allowing scientists to produce computer images of the Hudson River Plume as they travel. Computer models will evolve as test cruises continue through 2006. Analysis of the comprehensive plume model is expected to be completed by 2008. Computer modeling in LATTE will tackle some complex issues, such as turbulent mixing and photosynthesis in microscopic ocean plants. The rotation of the earth will figure in the model because it causes ocean water in the northern hemisphere to turn to the right. This phenomenon, called the Coriolis effect, drives the plume up against the New Jersey coast.
