Analysis of Near-Surface Atmospheric Measurements Obtained During CBLAST-LOW

Abstract

The long-range goal of the proposed research is to understand air-sea interaction and coupled atmospheric and oceanic boundary layer dynamics at low wind speeds where the dynamic processes are driven and/or strongly modulated by thermal forcing. The low wind regime extends from the extreme situation where wind stress is negligible and thermal forcing dominates up to wind speeds where wave breaking and Langmuir circulations are also expected to play a role in the exchange processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA548348

Entities

People

  • James B. Edson

Organizations

  • University of Connecticut

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Coefficients
  • Detectors
  • Dynamics
  • Heat Flux
  • Large Eddy Simulation
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Oceans
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Stresses
  • Surface Temperature
  • Surface Waves
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Systems Analysis and Design