Ocean Surface Wave Optical Roughness - Analysis of Innovative Measurements

Abstract

We are part of a multi-institutional research team funded by the ONR-sponsored Radiance in a Dynamic Ocean (RaDyO) program. The primary research goals of the program are to (1) examine time-dependent oceanic radiance distribution in relation to dynamic surface boundary layer (SBL) processes; (2) construct a radiance-based SBL model; (3) validate the model with field observations; and (4) investigate the feasibility of inverting the model to yield SBL conditions. Our goals are to contribute innovative measurements, analyses and models of the sea surface roughness at length scales as small as a millimeter. This characterization includes microscale and whitecap breaking waves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2012
Accession Number
ADA573139

Entities

People

  • Christopher J Zappa
  • Michael Banner
  • Russel P. Morison

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Capillary Waves
  • Data Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Heat Flux
  • Measurement
  • Ocean Currents
  • Ocean Waves
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Roughness
  • Statistics
  • Surface Roughness
  • Surface Waves
  • Wave Power
  • Waves
  • Wind Direction
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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