A Method for Determining Absolute Velocities from Hydrographic Data: The Numerical Code,

Abstract

The numerical procedure associated with the inverse method of Peggion (1987) is described. The model equations are formulated on a spherical-shell coordinate system. The method is applied to a limited area of the basin of the Greenland-Iceland-Norwegian Sea, using climatological and historical data from the Generalized Digital Environmental Model (GDEM), of the Naval Oceanographic Office, Washington D.C. Keywords: Absolute velocity; Bathymetry; Ocean current velocities; Ocean models; Numerical analysis; Oceanographic fronts; Seasonal variations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA193997

Entities

People

  • G. Peggion

Organizations

  • SACLANT ASW Research Centre

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Defense Planning
  • Equations
  • Grids
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Latitude
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Norwegian Sea
  • Oceans
  • Ridges
  • Salinity
  • Sea Water
  • Seasons
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Oceanography.