Adjustment of Offshore Flow
Abstract
We have analyzed a variety of offshore data sets to study the fluxes of heat and momentum between the sea surface and the atmosphere in the coastal zone. We have found that the vertical structure of atmospheric offshore flow is much more complex than previously thought, especially in the case of advection of warm air from land over cooler water. We have developed new formulations for modeling sea surface fluxes. Modification of computer models to predict the atmospheric structure in the coastal zone requires more work for cases of complex seas and warm air over cooler water. The previous success of the Charnock formulation in the literature may have also been primarily due to artificial self-correlation rather than real physical effects.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 17, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA395063
Entities
People
- Larry J. Mahrt
Organizations
- Oregon State University