Regional Stratification and Shear of the Various Streams of the Philippine Seas

Abstract

To provide observations and analysis of the stratification and shear at sub-meso to meso-scales and to regional scales of the various streams that feed into and through the Philippine Archipelago complex; to determine their relationship to the regional ocean and monsoon forcing. These contribute to the "Characterization and Modeling of Archipelago Strait Dynamics" DRI [PhilEx] goal: to enhance our understanding of the oceanographic processes and features arising in and around straits, and improve our capability to predict the inherent spatial and temporal variability of these regions using models and advanced data assimilation techniques.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA533854

Entities

People

  • Arnold L. Gordon

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Archipelagoes
  • Assimilation
  • Bottom Waters
  • Deep Water
  • Dynamics
  • Islands
  • Landforms
  • Layers
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Sea Water
  • South China Sea
  • Stratification
  • Topography
  • Water
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers