Oceanographic and Atmospheric Conditions on the Continental Shelf North of the Monterey Bay During August 2006

Abstract

A comprehensive data set from the ocean and atmosphere was obtained just north of the Monterey Bay as part of the Monterey Bay 2006 (MB06) field experiment. The wind stress, heat fluxes, and sea surface temperature were sampled by the Naval Postgraduate School's TWIN OTTER research aircraft. In situ data were collected using ships, moorings, gliders and AUVs. Four data-assimilating numerical models were additionally run, including the Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS ) model for the atmosphere and the Harvard Ocean Prediction System (HOPS), the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS), and the Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM) for the ocean.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA555735

Entities

People

  • Frederick L. Bahr
  • Igor G. Shulman
  • Pierre F. J. Lermusiaux
  • Rebecca E. Wolf
  • Steven R. Ramp
  • Yi Chao

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Boundary Layer
  • Continental Shelves
  • Data Sets
  • Grids
  • High Resolution
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • United States
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy