High-Resolution Numerical Atmospheric and Ocean Simulations of Typhoon Maemi (September 2003)

Abstract

High-resolution numerical simulations of the Korean Straits and East Sea utilizing the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS), the Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM), and the SWAN wave model are conducted to examine the ocean and atmosphere model skill and response to Typhoon Maemi (September 2003). Due to the rarity of an intense tropical cyclone making landfall on the Korean Peninsula and traversing through the East China Sea, this study attempts to model the ocean and wave response to these types of events in this region. Nested grids of 27, 9, and 3 km for COAMPS), 2 km NCOM, and 2 km for SWAN, provide realistic coastal mesoscale simulations to compare to observational atmospheric and ocean data where applicable. Two-way coupling of COAMPS and NCOM will be investigated to assess viability with regards to tropical cyclones.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA495938

Entities

People

  • James D. Dykes
  • R. Allard
  • R. J. Small
  • S. Riedlinger
  • T. Campbell
  • Travis A. Smith

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Coastal Regions
  • Cyclones
  • East China Sea
  • Froude Number
  • High Resolution
  • Military Research
  • Oceans
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Shallow Water
  • Simulations
  • South Korea
  • Storm Surges
  • Storms
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Wind
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers