Hindcast & Nowcast of Currents in the Santa Barbara

Abstract

To develop a high-resolution, verifiable nowcast and forecast model for the Santa Barbara Channel (SBC) by combining basic understanding of the circulation processes through theory and observations, numerical techniques and data assimilation. To test the model using inputs from realistic wind and density fields for Dec/97 through May/98, and use the results to study the momentum balance in the channel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA551506

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  • Lie-yauw Oey

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Advection
  • Assimilation
  • California
  • Channel Flow
  • Contracts
  • Flow
  • High Resolution
  • Information Operations
  • Momentum
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Surface Temperature
  • Upwelling
  • Wind Stress

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  • Coastal Oceanography