Studies of Stirring and Mixing at the Submesoscale in the Ocean: FY2015

Abstract

We seek to understand the physics driving submesoscale diffusivity in the ocean in order to better characterize and predict the diffusivity in different oceanic environments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1014372

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey J. Early

Organizations

  • Northwest Research Associates

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chebyshev Polynomials
  • Diffusivity
  • Dynamics
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Internal Waves
  • Mixing
  • Observation
  • Potential Energy
  • Power Spectra
  • Spectra
  • Statistical Tests
  • Stratification
  • Wave Equations
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science