Real-Time Drifter and ADCP V(z) Observations of Kuroshio Intrusions on East China Sea Shelf and a New Littoral Ocean Observing System

Abstract

The long-term objective is to improve our understanding of the interactions between the Kuroshio and the East China Sea with the coordinated use of several tools, some of which already developed by ONR: a Surface Velocity Program (SVP) drifters array and a modified version of the ADOS-V used for the ONR sponsored NLIWI experiment. Our long-term goal is to investigate the dynamical processes that govern this interaction and to develop inexpensive operational tools to provide real-time physical observations in a variety of marine environments. To achieve this goal, new observations are being obtained. This research contributes to a more realistic prediction of this complex physical environment in area of strategic importance for PACFLEET operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA533498

Entities

People

  • Luca R. Centurioni
  • Pearn P. Niiler

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Continental Shelves
  • Deployment
  • East China Sea
  • Environment
  • Internal Waves
  • Intrusion
  • Observation
  • Ocean Observing Systems
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • South China Sea
  • Thermistors

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography