Hydrostatic and Nonhydrostatic Nested Modeling of Straits in the Philippines Archipelago

Abstract

This study utilizes nested nonhydrostatic models embedded in hydrostatic models to simulate and predict the submesoscale dynamics of straits at high spatial and temporal resolutions. The goal of this work is to understand the submesoscale dynamics of straits and the impact of these dynamics on the throughflow in the straits. The Navy requires the ability to forecast features and circulations forced by these dynamics on scales that impact naval operations, i.e. kilometers to meters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA542498

Entities

People

  • Patrick C. Gallacher

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Archipelagoes
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Bathymetry
  • Boundaries
  • Dynamics
  • Electronic Mail
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Indian Ocean
  • Information Operations
  • Internal Waves
  • Islands
  • Landforms
  • Military Research
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Philippines
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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