Multiscale Study of Currents Affected by Topography

Abstract

Understanding the roles of topography on the ocean general circulation is challenging because of the multiscale nature of the flow interactions. Small-scale details of the topography, and the waves, drag, and turbulence generated at the boundary, from meter scale to mesoscale, interact in the boundary layers to influence the larger-scale flow. We are using modern modeling and state estimation methods at multiple scales for collaborative study of the interaction of significant currents with steep topography in the western Tropical Pacific.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1014367

Entities

People

  • Bruce D. Cornuelle

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Analysis
  • Gravity Waves
  • High Resolution
  • Layers
  • Models
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Scale Models
  • Sensitivity
  • Topography
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)