ATMOSPHERE AND SPACE SCIENCES
Abstract
Efforts include: Marine Meteorology and Prediction, and Space Sciences. This program supports innovative basic research on physical process studies, fundamental observations, new sources of data, and modeling in the atmosphere and space with the goal of improving predictive capabilities in the major research area of Operational Environments. Emphasis is placed on the marine atmosphere, the tropics, polar regions, the ionosphere and other areas where new understanding is needed in order to overcome predictability barriers that limit the accuracy of current forecast models. Efforts are underway to understand the interactions of physics between the atmosphere, space, land, ocean and ice, represent these coupled processes in models, and extend them across scales from local to planetary, with the goal extending the skill of predictions to longer timescales (i.e. seasonal to interannual). Recent efforts have also focused on the processes that control tropical cyclone formation, structure and intensity changes and phenomena that affect electromagnetic and electro-optic propagation in the marine atmosphere. Accomplishments and plans described below are examples for each effort category. Accomplishments and plans described below are examples for each effort category. The program is strongly aligned with the Oceanographer of the Navy and the research topics addressed by this sub activity reflects the priorities for improved forecasts of the operational environment and the development and use of autonomous systems for the collection of environmental observations and continuing support to research vessels of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet for operations and maintenance that enable science at sea.This Program requires field research that involves participation in Navy environmental planning efforts including environmental planning documents (Environmental Impact Statements). The use of active acoustic transmissions requires modeling of the acoustic effects of sound on marine life.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 6aa76eb4455a687f51edb82a6f4589b3