Mesoscale Dynamics, Lateral and Vertical Mixing in China Seas and Western Pacific

Abstract

The long-term goal of our research program is to understand and parameterize links between background forcing and ensuing mesoscale and small-scale features of oceanic dynamics, with emphases on lateral and vertical mixing. The objectives of the project during 2011 were: (i) to study lateral variability of the turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) dissipation rate in the northern part of the South China Sea (SCS), particularly in relation to the characteristic of internal waves in the region, and (ii) to conduct new measurements of turbulence and currents in shallow waters of SCS for the purposes of further studies on lateral mixing and to develop a comprehensive database for the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA556947

Entities

People

  • Harindra J. S. Fernando
  • Iossif Lozovatsky

Organizations

  • University of Notre Dame

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Deep Water
  • Dissipation
  • Dynamics
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • High Resolution
  • Internal Waves
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Oceans
  • Richardson Number
  • Shallow Water
  • South China Sea
  • Tidal Currents
  • Water
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers