Plans for the NRL/NORDA (Naval Research Laboratory/Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity) Fine-Scale Variability Experiment - 1984 (FVX-84).

Abstract

The Naval Research Laboratory and the Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity plan to conduct a joint experiment during July and August, 1984, to investigate the variability of upper ocean properties on the fine-scale (10 m and smaller) in the vicinity of a front within the Subtropical Convergence Zone (30 deg 30 min N, 71 deg W). A major goal is measuring the distribution of 'patches' of intense variability and exploring their relationship to the front and the internal wave field. Initial mesoscale characterization of the experiment area will be based on multiple AXBT flights. Subsequent fine-scale measurements will involve a towed chain of temperature and conductivity sensors, a Doppler current profiler, a yo-yo CTD (Conductivity Temperature Depth) and velocity profiler, and a freely drifting thermistor chain. Originator-supplied keywords include: Ocean finestructure, Ocean microstructure, and Ocean turbulence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 30, 1984
Accession Number
ADA146041

Entities

People

  • E. E. Rudd
  • G. O. Marmorino
  • J. P. Dugan
  • Richard P. Mied
  • W. L. Brundage

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Birds
  • Classification
  • Conductivity
  • Convergence
  • Convergence Zones (Sonar)
  • Data Acquisition
  • Doppler Effect
  • Energy
  • Internal Waves
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Mixing
  • Security
  • Thermistors
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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