Observations of Energy Dissipation in the Wake of a Western Pacific Typhoon

Abstract

We are focused on understanding small-scale processes that influence the ocean's thermodynamic and dynamic properties on the sub-mesoscale (scales less than 10 km). This includes the turbulent evolution of cold wakes caused by typhoons, and the subsequent mixing processes the restore the upper ocean stratification after a storm event.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2009
Accession Number
ADA531846

Entities

People

  • Louis St. Laurent

Organizations

  • Florida State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Acquisition
  • Dissipation
  • Energy
  • High Pass Filters
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Microstructure
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Stratification
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermoclines
  • Underwater Gliders

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.