Initial Observation of High Resolution Velocity Profile and Stratification in the Sunda Strait

Abstract

This pioneering work has the main goal of observing and determining the dynamics of controlling circulation in the Sunda Strait -- a strategic passage for international shipping. The main objectives of the project are as follows: (1) measure the magnitude and variability of Sunda Strait flow by deploying one full Barny Sentinel Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) to determine the volume transport and its associated heat-freshwater fluxes; (2) measure vertical stratification in the Sunda Strait and study its response to rough topography/bathymetry, monsoons, and the South Java Current; (3) test the hypothesis that coast-trapped Kelvin waves can penetrate the Sunda Strait, and if they can, how they would affect the Strait's stratification, mixing, and interaction with water from the Java Sea; and (4) determine the effects on strait dynamics of fish distribution and abundance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA527307

Entities

People

  • R. D. Susanto

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dynamics
  • Electronic Mail
  • High Resolution
  • Indian Ocean
  • Indonesia
  • Information Operations
  • Java Sea
  • Motion
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • South China Sea
  • Stratification
  • Surface Temperature
  • Topography
  • Underwater Acoustics

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography