Hydrographic Data from the OPTOMA (Ocean Prediction Through Observations, Modeling and Analysis) Program: OPTOMA9, 20-25 February 1984, OPTOMASF 3-4 March 1984, OPTOMA10 23-24 April 1984.

Abstract

The OPTOMA (Ocean Prediction Through Observations, Modeling and Analysis) Program, a joint Naval Postgraduate School/Harvard program, seeks to understand the mesoscale (fronts, eddies, and jets) variability and dynamics of the California Current System and to determine the scientific limits to practical mesoscale ocean forecasting. To help carry out the aims of this project, a series of cruises has been planned. The cruises OPTOMA9, OPTOMASF, and OPTOMA10 were undertaken to sample subdomains of the California Current System west of Monterey and west of Pt. Arena. This report presents the hydrographic data, acquired by XBT and CTD casts, from the cruises. Keywords: Physical oceanography; Dynamic oceanography.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA154938

Entities

People

  • C. N. K. Mooers
  • E. A. Kelley Jr.
  • M. M. Rienecker
  • P. A. Wittman

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Birds
  • California
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Processing
  • Isotherms
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Schools
  • Standards
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Universities

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers