A Method for Determining Absolute Velocities From Hydrographic Data

Abstract

This study describes a procedure for deriving the characteristics of large-scale climatic currents from hydrographic data of a variable depth region of the ocean. The model equations are written on a Beta-plane, using the geostrophic, hydrostatic, and Boussinesq approximations. The effects of surface and bottom boundary layers, and turbulent transfers of mass and momentun1 are neglected.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1987
Accession Number
AD1115011

Entities

People

  • Germana Peggion

Organizations

  • SACLANT ASW Research Centre

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Calculus Of Variations
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Data Sets
  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamics
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Partial Differential Equations
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography
  • Variational Methods
  • Variational Principles

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Coastal Oceanography