Understanding Air-Sea Coupling Processes and Coupled Model Predictions Using GOTEX Measurements and COAMPS/NCOM

Abstract

The objectives of this project are: (1) to explore and test new methods for turbulence flux analyses over inhomogeneous surfaces and generalize the bulk formula; (2) to understand current coupled COAMPS/NCOM model behavior and identify error sources in the coupled model using the improved flux calculations; and (3) to obtain further in-depth understanding of the coupled processes and improve physical parameterizations of the coupled model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA541919

Entities

People

  • Qing Wang

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Couplings
  • Data Analysis
  • Heterogeneous Conditions
  • High Resolution
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Observation
  • Power Spectra
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Simulations
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Turbulence
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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