Simulation of Lagrangian Drifters in the Labrador Sea
Abstract
The long-term goals of the Oceanic Planetary Boundary Layer (OPBL) Laboratory at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) are to understand the role of the OPBL in exchanging momentum, mass, and energy between the ocean and the atmosphere, and to build and verify realistic models for OPBL processes in ocean circulation and air-sea interactions. The purpose of this study is to understand the motion and sensor response of drifting packages of scientific instruments in the Office of Naval Research's Accelerated Research Initiative (ARI) on Deep Oceanic Convection in the Labrador Sea (The Labrador Sea Group, 1998). Understanding the drifter response will lead to optimal strategies for deployment of drifting instruments, and it will help in the interpretation of observations obtained by instruments under the influence of oceanic convection. A key scientific objective is to understand the turbulent kinetic energy budget for free and forced deep oceanic convection, and the processes leading to deep penetrative convection in subpolar seas.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA551137
Entities
People
- Roland W. Garwood Jr.
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School