High Resolution Modeling of the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract

An advanced, high-resolution numerical ocean model is employed to investigate the dynamics and physical characteristics of the deep and shallow circulation in the Gulf of Mexico. The resolution of the ocean model (approx. 4 kilometers) and revolutionary hybrid (quasi-isopycnic) vertical coordinate makes it an excellent candidate to form the ocean model core of an ocean acoustic tomography program that can provide near real-time subsurface ocean data to augment satellite data that is routinely assimilated into ocean nowcast/forecast systems. Particular attention is paid to the upwelling of relatively cold water near the Yucatan Peninsula, the dynamics of cold-core cyclones and their role in the separation of Loop Current Eddies, and shelf-break processes in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA448990

Entities

People

  • Patrick J. Hogan

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acoustic Tomography
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Boundaries
  • Coastal Regions
  • Deep Oceans
  • High Resolution
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Ocean Acoustic Tomography
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Terrain
  • Tomography
  • Topography
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Space