Improving Air-Sea Coupling Parameterizations in High-Wind Regimes

Abstract

The long-term goal of this PI team is to understand the physical processes of the air-sea interaction and coupling of the atmosphere-ocean system in high-wind maritime regimes, with a particular emphasis on hurricanes. One of the most complex aspects in the air-sea coupling is the effect of surface waves at the air-sea interface that is not clearly defined in the high-wind conditions. We aim to determine the changes that must be made to the coupled atmosphere-wave-ocean models in order to simulate the coupled boundary layers under extreme wind conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA541428

Entities

People

  • Mark A. Donelan
  • Shuyi S. Chen

Organizations

  • Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmosphere Models
  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Couplings
  • Cyclones
  • High Resolution
  • Hurricanes
  • Layers
  • Ocean Currents
  • Ocean Waves
  • Storms
  • Surface Waves
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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