Ocean Dynamics

Abstract

To gain a more complete understanding of ocean dynamical processes, particularly at fine-scale, through intercomparison of high, mid- and low-latitude observations, both near the sea surface, in the main thermocline, and near the sea floor. To identify the phenomena involved in the cascade of energy from mesoscales to turbulent scales. To quantify the relationship between fine-scale background conditions and the occurrence of microscale breaking.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA541827

Entities

People

  • Robert Pinkel

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beaufort Sea
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Analysis
  • Deep Water
  • Doppler Sonar
  • Dynamics
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Frequency
  • Information Operations
  • Internal Waves
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Physics
  • Richardson Number
  • Strain Rate

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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