Computation of Real-Time Currents off Southern California with Multi- Layer Hydrodynamical-Numerical Models

Abstract

The measurement of currents at various levels in deep water is a difficult and expensive task, and the few available measurements do not allow the construction of a coherent picture of these currents. The available general circulation models have not yet reproduced the general circulation in the desired detail and they are unable to reproduce real-time (synoptic) currents. The only method for computation of real-time currents in the ocean, including wind and tidal currents, is by the use of the Hansen type Multi-Layer Hydrodynamical-Numerical Models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0785245

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  • G. D. Hamilton
  • T. Laevastu

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Boundaries
  • Classification
  • Construction
  • Deep Water
  • Floods
  • Friction
  • Internal Friction
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Research Facilities
  • Sea Level
  • Security
  • Thickness
  • Tidal Currents
  • Topography
  • Water

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