Upper Ocean Dynamics and Horizontal Variability in Low Winds

Abstract

Our long-range scientific objective is to observe and understand the temporal and spatial variability of the upper ocean, to identify the processes that determine that variability, and to examine its predictability. Air-sea interaction is of particular interest, but attention is also paid to the coupling of the sub-thermocline ocean to the mixed layer and to both the open ocean and littoral regimes. We seek to do this over a wide range of environmental conditions with the intent of improving our understanding of upper ocean dynamics and of the physical processes that determine the vertical and horizontal structure of the upper ocean.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2005
Accession Number
ADA572855

Entities

People

  • Robert A. Weller

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Dynamics
  • Earth Sciences
  • Heat Flux
  • High Resolution
  • Internal Waves
  • Isotherms
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • New England
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermoclines
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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