Estimating the Rotation Rate of Mesoscale Ocean Rings from Satellite Altimetry

Abstract

The mesoscale ocean environment has considerable impact on underwater acoustics. However, the ocean is such a data-sparse environment, especially at depth, that it is difficult to make effective ocean nowcasts and forecasts of the environment. A key input to nowcasts and forecasts is the rotation rate of mesoscale ocean rings. This report presents a technique for determining the rotation rate from satellite altimetry. The technique offers the prospect (if a cost-effective system for monitoring this key ocean parameter. Tactical scale models, Ocean models, Data assimilation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 26, 1993
Accession Number
ADA272922

Entities

People

  • Theodore J. Bennett Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altimeters
  • Altimetry
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Assimilation
  • Environment
  • Gulf Stream
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Monitoring
  • Ocean Environments
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Rotation
  • Scale Models
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Thermal Analysis
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space