The Coupled Boundary Layers and Air-Sea Transfer (CBLAST) DRI Program Office
Abstract
Little work has been done to explore air-sea interaction and upper ocean dynamics in very light winds, and few observations are available that describe the mesoscale and smaller scale horizontal variability of the upper ocean and lower atmosphere in such conditions. Therefore, observational components of this program will investigate the temporal and spatial evolution of the Coupled Boundary Layers (CBLs) over vertical scales of centimeters to hundreds of meters, horizontal scales of 10 meters to 10's of kilometers, and time scales of minutes to months. Mesoscale models, large eddy simulations (LES), and direct numerical simulations (DNS) will provide nowcasts, forecasts, and simulations over similar scales. The numerical results will provide a context for interpreting our measurements, while our measurements will provide a means to initialize and evaluate the estimates of turbulent fluxes and dissipation rates calculated by these models. The objective of the Coupled Boundary Layers and Air-Sea Transfer (CBLAST) DRI Program Office is to assist the CBLAST principal investigators in their research and publication efforts in all aspects of the program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 11, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA439980
Entities
People
- James Bearer Edson
Organizations
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution