Satellite Observations, Surface Signature and Properties of Nonlinear Internal Waves

Abstract

The long term goal of this proposed project is to improve our understanding of the nonlinear internal waves, in particular what observations and measurements are needed to predict better existence and propagation of soliton packets as well as determine their strength (amplitude) and origin. To improve our descriptions of nonlinear internal waves we propose a two-fold approach by acquiring satellite data such as SAR and medium resolution optical imagery and make measurements of surface and near-surface oceanic properties during the passage of internal wave soliton packets along the continental shelf.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA573265

Entities

People

  • Hans C. Graber
  • Tanos Elfouhaily

Organizations

  • Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ambient Noise
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Continental Shelves
  • Correlation Techniques
  • Data Analysis
  • Detectors
  • Directional
  • Internal Waves
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Radar
  • Remote Sensing
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Waves
  • X Band

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Space