Instantaneous Current Prediction for Naval Operations

Abstract

Naval operations depend highly upon environmental conditions that can either adversely affect successful completion or hinder the safety of personnel. Each warfare community has defined environmental thresholds and operating limits that restrict the execution of any intended maneuver. As the warfare environment continues to shift from the open ocean to the littoral, prediction of the shallow water environment is an urgent need in order to support these operations. The value-aided of using a hydrodynamic model (WQMAP) for the mission planning of the naval operations in San Diego Bay is demonstrated in this study. A new model verification procedure (i.e., compatibility verification) is proposed for the tidal dominated littoral basin prediction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA482442

Entities

People

  • Albert E. Armstrong
  • Peter Cheng Chu

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bathymetry
  • Boundaries
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Sets
  • Environment
  • Geography
  • Grids
  • High Resolution
  • Littoral Warfare
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Oceans
  • San Diego Bay
  • Shallow Water
  • Tidal Currents
  • Two Dimensional
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design