Philippine Archipelago Experiment: High-Resolution Towed Body Surveys of Submesoscale Variability

Abstract

This study contributes to long-term efforts toward understanding: * Dynamics of coastal circulation. * Strongly forced mesoscale and submesoscale dynamics. * Processes that communicate atmospheric forcing to the ocean interior.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA533645

Entities

People

  • Craig Lee
  • Jack B. Miller
  • Joseph P. Martin
  • Michael C. Gregg

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Archipelagoes
  • Dynamics
  • Flow Separation
  • High Resolution
  • Islands
  • Measurement
  • Mixing
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Remote Sensing
  • Ridges
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography
  • Towed Bodies
  • Wind Shear

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Systems Analysis and Design