Cold Air Outbreak Over the Kuroshio Extension Region

Abstract

A case of cold air outbreak over the Kuroshio region is simulated over an 8 day period using a state-of-the-art coupled atmosphere-ocean forecast model that includes assimilation of observations. During the event, maximum winds reach 20 m/s in agreement with observations and the air temperature drops over 10 deg C, resulting in surface heat fluxes in excess of 1000 W/m sq.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 2010
Accession Number
ADA513207

Entities

People

  • Richard Allard
  • Richard Small
  • Timothy Campbell
  • Tommy G. Jensen
  • Travis Smith

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Temperature
  • Assimilation
  • Atmospheres
  • Boundaries
  • Grids
  • Gulf Stream
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Flux
  • High Resolution
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Wind
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers