Parameterizing the Effects of Upper-Ocean Large Eddies on Air-Sea Interaction

Abstract

There are two primary objectives in this CBLAST modeling project. First, we seek to understand the dynamics of upper-ocean large eddies which play a critical role in the air-sea exchange and obtain physics-based parameterizations of the ocean surface boundary layer. Second, we seek to understand and interpret upper-ocean measurements acquired during the CBLAST field experiments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2005
Accession Number
ADA572460

Entities

People

  • Ming Li

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Dynamics
  • Ecology
  • Energy
  • Flow
  • Froude Number
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Layers
  • Richardson Number
  • Simulations
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Flow
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

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