Use of UUVs to Evaluate and Improve Model Performance Within a Tidally-Dominated Bay

Abstract

We propose to continue our work coupling Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) observations with a 3D hydrodynamic model (Delft3d-FLOW) to investigate circulation in a tidally dominated system. While these areas have traditionally been difficult to sample, UUVs with advanced sensor technology afford the opportunity to systematically study the dynamic components of these systems. Highly resolved measurements of circulation patterns, in water components, bottom topography and characterization will be coupled with the modeling effort. This combination will allow UUV guidance and improve model performance. It is hoped that the integration of mobile systems for localized modeling will be a "system" that is portable to other systems to help advance our understanding of circulation patterns and mechanisms for change in bottom topography and morphology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA534123

Entities

People

  • Lyle F. Hibler
  • Mark A. Moline

Organizations

  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Bathymetry
  • Biological Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Data Sets
  • Dyes
  • Guidance
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Three Dimensional
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Economics
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy