SeaSoar and Doppler Sonar Spatial Survey of Internal Tide Generation, Surface Boundary Layer Dynamics, and Mixing

Abstract

This research is a component of the Assessing the Effectiveness of Submesoscale Ocean Parameterizations (AESOP) Departmental Research Initiative. Its overall goal is to assess parameterizations in regional models of processes with lateral scales of 100 m-10 km. Our SeaSoar survey will contribute to an improved understanding of two distinct fields, surface boundary layer dynamics and internal tides.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA573389

Entities

People

  • Daniel L. Rudnick
  • S. Johnston

Organizations

  • University of California Regents

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Dissipation
  • Distribution Functions
  • Doppler Sonar
  • Dynamics
  • High Resolution
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Microstructure
  • Mixing
  • Probability Distribution Functions
  • Probability Distributions
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Water Masses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Oceanography.