Frontal Dynamics in the Middle Atlantic Bight: Analysis of Seasoar Data from the ONR Shelfbreak Primer Experiment

Abstract

The goal of the Shelfbreak PRIMER frontal component is to investigate the dynamics of shelfbreak processes leading to frontal variability. In collaboration with the acoustics component of this experiment, we are also interested in learning how the oceanographic variability affects sound propagation from the continental slope to the continental shelf. The objectives of this project are to analyze the SeaSoar data collected during the Shelfbreak PRIMER Experiment to examine how seasonally varying stratification and forcing such as wind stress and heat flux affects the variability of the shelfbreak frontal structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA569781

Entities

People

  • Glen G. Gawarkiewicz
  • Kenneth H. Brink
  • Robert Beardsley

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustics
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Continental Shelves
  • Continental Slopes
  • Data Sets
  • Dynamics
  • Heat Flux
  • Information Operations
  • Physics
  • Shallow Water
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Vertical Orientation
  • Water
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography