A Regional Modeling Study of the South China Sea with High Resolution Hydrostatic and Nonhydrostatic Nested Models of the Luzon Strait

Abstract

The goal of this work is to better understand the generation, propagation, modal transformations and interaction of multiple NLIWs (Nonlinear Internal Waves) on the continental slope and shelf using a nonhydrostatic model embedded in nested hydrostatic models with realistic forcing and bathymetry. An additional goal is to explore the generation of NLIWs in the Luzon Strait. Accuracy will be assessed by hindcasting and forecasting the temperature, salinity and velocity fields for the SCS (South China Sea) and Luzon Strait experiments of this DRI and for the ASIAEX experiment. This work will provide the understanding needed to build an operational system to predict the timing, location and intensity of NLIWs as required for tactical planning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA573055

Entities

People

  • Patrick C. Gallacher

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Bathymetry
  • Boundaries
  • Continental Slopes
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • High Resolution
  • Internal Waves
  • Oceans
  • Remote Sensing
  • Ridges
  • Simulations
  • South China Sea
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Packets
  • Waves

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers