Development of Barotropic Models for the GIN Sea

Abstract

In the past, ASW operations have relied heavily on climatological hydrographic data to compute sound-velocity profiles. However,available data from satellites and AXBT flight patterns have revealed the gross inadequacy of climatology to represent the actual temperature and salinity over wide areas in strong frontal regions. To overcome this inadequacy, frequent synoptic (real-time) data collections must be carried out to update the sound-velocity information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1991
Accession Number
AD1114348

Entities

People

  • P. Van Meurs
  • S. Piacsek

Organizations

  • SACLANT ASW Research Centre

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barents Sea
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Energy Conversion
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Grids
  • High Pressure
  • Layers
  • North Sea
  • Norwegian Sea
  • Ocean Basins
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Ridges
  • Sea Water
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography
  • Two Dimensional
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space