Mesoscale Coastal Processes

Abstract

Increase our scientific understanding of the mesoscale coastal processes and dynamics and apply this knowledge to improve our ability to predict the atmosphere and ocean, particularly in the coastal zone. The primary objective is to apply numerical models to gain a more complete understanding of mesoscale processes in littoral regions. Sophisticated 3-D atmospheric and ocean models are developed to study air-sea-land interactions associated with mesoscale circulations, the formation and dissipation of clouds and precipitation associated with different scales of motion and to study the predictability of atmosphere/ocean/land coupled mesoscale circulations in littoral regions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA550825

Entities

People

  • James D. Doyle

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheres
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Dynamics
  • Gravity Waves
  • High Resolution
  • Military Research
  • Oceans
  • Radiation Effects
  • Research Aircraft
  • Simulations
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Waves
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography