Enhanced Ocean Predictability through Optimal Observing Strategies

Abstract

The effort funded under this project is part of our study of the dynamics determining transport characteristics of the ocean and their predictability. We are interested in identifying critical structures in the flow field, assessing their variability, and improving their predictability. This is a necessary element for making progress towards the overarching goal of forecasting the origin and fate of fluid particles in the ocean with an estimate of the forecast's uncertainty. Applications of this work vary widely, from biology to climate dynamics to specific Navy operational interests such as extended AUV missions and targeted sensor deployment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA527117

Entities

People

  • Albert D. Kirwan
  • Bruce L. Lipphardt Jr.
  • Helga S Huntley

Organizations

  • University of Delaware

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Deployment
  • Detectors
  • Dynamics
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Navy
  • Oceans
  • Particle Trajectories
  • Particles
  • Sensitivity
  • Stagnation Point
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Surface Transportation
  • Targets
  • Trajectories
  • Transport Properties

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development