Wind-driven Circulation and Freshwater Fluxes off Sri Lanka: 4D-Sampling with Autonomous Gliders

Abstract

This study contributes to long-term efforts toward understanding:Monsoon response of the Bay of Bengal Arabian Sea system.The processes that govern Indian Ocean circulation.How upper-ocean processes, in particular sub-mesoscale lateral stirring and diapycnal mixing contribute to water mass evolution and transformation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1014387

Entities

People

  • Craig M. Lee
  • Jason I. Gobat
  • Luc Rainville

Organizations

  • University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arabian Sea
  • Detectors
  • Indian Ocean
  • Measurement
  • Mixing
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceans
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Salinity
  • Sampling
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Sea Water
  • Sri Lanka
  • Surface Temperature
  • Underwater Gliders
  • Water
  • Water Masses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy