Development of a Microcomputer Coupled Atmospheric and Oceanic Boundary Layer Prediction Model.

Abstract

A coupled Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer (MABL) and Oceanic Boundary Layer (OBL) model is developed using the Naval Postgraduate School and Garwood models respectively. All coding is done on the Hewlett-Packard 9845 microcomputer with emphasis on ease of use. The model is used to explore cases when feedback between the boundary layers significantly influences model forecasts. The sensitivity of the model to slight input variations is explored. Light wind situations where stratus or fog formation is extremely difficult to predict is investigated. Cases covered include variations in mixed layer depth and wind speed which produces significantly different forecasts from the initial input. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA146334

Entities

People

  • G. L. Tarbet

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Computers
  • Heat Energy
  • Latent Heat
  • Layers
  • Meteorology
  • Oceanography
  • Personal Computers
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Solar Radiation
  • Surface Temperature
  • United States
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers