Multiscale Study of Currents Affected by Topography

Abstract

This work seeks to understand the effects of topography on the ocean general circulation with a focus on the wide range of scales in the interactions. The small-scale details of the topography and the drag and turbulence generated at the boundary (at scales from meters to mesoscale) interact in the boundary layers to influence the larger-scale flow. We will study these issues through ocean model simulations, adjoint sensitivity experiments, and state estimation using measurements in the region surrounding an island in the westward-flowing limb of the subtropical gyre.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2013
Accession Number
ADA598640

Entities

People

  • Bruce D. Cornuelle

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Analysis
  • Geography
  • High Resolution
  • Information Operations
  • Layers
  • Ocean Basins
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceans
  • Rossby Waves
  • Sensitivity
  • Steady State
  • Topography
  • Water Masses
  • Waves
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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