Modeling the Santa Barbara Channel Using Realistic Open Boundary Conditions and Winds

Abstract

To numerically model basic small-scale coastal phenomena using ultra-high resolution on advanced computers for ultimate development of a nowcast/forecast system. The main objective is realistic modeling of the Santa Barbara Channel (SBC) leading to nowcast/forecast capability. This goal requires accurate winds and open boundary conditions, and a model having adequate representation of the surface mixed layer dynamics; good accuracy for the dominant Coriolis and internal wave propagation terms; realistically small numerical dissipation and dispersion; and a good representation of the bottom boundary layer especially in shallow coastal regions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA572562

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People

  • David E. Dietrich

Organizations

  • Mississippi State University

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adriatic Sea
  • Assimilation
  • Black Sea
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Great Lakes
  • High Resolution
  • Information Operations
  • Internal Waves
  • Layers
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Models
  • New Zealand
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Simulations
  • Universities

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  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation