Gibraltar Experiment: Summary of the Field Program and Initial Results of the Gibraltar Experiment

Abstract

During the period October 1985 to October 1986 a large group of oceanographers collaborated in an intensive field effort called the Gibraltar Experiment. Scientists from Morocco, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States joined together to obtain an extensive suite of measurements which greatly enlarged the oceanographic data base for the Strait of Gibraltar. Primary experiment goals included obtaining one realization of the annual flow cycle, understanding the dynamical balances of the strait flow, developing strategies for long-term monitoring of the Strait, and increasing knowledge of strait effects on the adjacent ocean. Preliminary results show progress toward each of these four goals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199445

Entities

People

  • Harry L. Bryden
  • Thomas H. Kinder

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Geography
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Radar
  • Recording Systems
  • Research Facilities
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Topography
  • Weather Stations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.