Analysis of the PhilEx Moored Velocity and Pressure Gauge Measurements
Abstract
The long-term goal is to understand the processes that control the generation, evolution and distribution of small-scale, time-dependent features within straits, and how these features interact with the large-scale sub-tidal throughflow within which they are embedded. The effort will focus on a multi-year time series from an ocean sensor array of moored ADCP and temperature-conductivity sensors, and pressure gauge observations in the internal straits of the Philippine archipelago. The aim is to characterize the spatial and temporal variability of the small-scale features and large-scale flows, and how they may vary seasonally to interannually as the remote and local (monsoonal) forcing changes. Ultimately, this will enable a better representation and prediction in numerical and theoretical models of the structure and evolution of the small-scale features common to sea straits, including their time-dependent variability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA542596
Entities
People
- Janet Sprintall
Organizations
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography