Observations of Energy Dissipation in the Wake of a Western Pacific Typhoon

Abstract

We are focused on understanding small-scale processes that influence the ocean's thermodynamic and dynamic properties on the sub-mesoscale (scales less than 10 km). This includes the turbulent evolution of cold wakes caused by typhoons, and the subsequent mixing processes the restore the upper ocean stratification after a storm event.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 22, 2013
Accession Number
ADA582358

Entities

People

  • Louis St. Laurent

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of Defense
  • Dissipation
  • East China Sea
  • Energy
  • Information Operations
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Layers
  • Microstructure
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Stratification
  • Thermoclines
  • Transitions
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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