A Coupled Physical-Biological Model of the North Indian Ocean
Abstract
The principal objective of this study was to formulate a realistic coupled physical- biological model of the upper ocean and apply it to the North Indian Ocean. This meant that the physical model must conform as close as possible to reality and the biochemical model must incorporate recent findings from programs such as JGOFS. We have been able to formulate a state-of-the-art coupled physical-biological model and test it in 1 -D mode against available data sets (Kantha, 2000). We have also been able to set up a 3-D data-assimilative circulation model of the North Indian Ocean and estimate the physical state of the upper ocean there during 1993-1999 (Lopez and Kantha, 2000 a and b).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 10, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA382984
Entities
People
- Lakshmi Kantha
Organizations
- University of Colorado Boulder