Submesoscale Flows and Mixing in the Ocean Surface Layer Using the Regional Oceanic Modeling System (ROMS)

Abstract

The long-term goals of this project are to further the insight into the dynamics of submesoscale flow in the oceanic surface layer. Using the regional oceanic modeling system (ROMS) we aim to understand the impact of submesoscale processes on the mixing at small scales of tracers and the transfer of energy towards the dissipative scales of non-geostrophic turbulence. An advanced understanding of surface layer processes at these small scales is instrumental in interpreting remote and directly sensed observations that are increasingly capable of observing submesoscale flows. These goals accompany the continuation of the evolution of the Regional Oceanic Modeling System (ROMS) as a multi-scale, multi-process model and utilizing it for studying a variety of oceanic phenomena that span a scale range from turbulence to basin-scale circulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2013
Accession Number
ADA601142

Entities

People

  • M. Jeroen Molemaker

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • California
  • Cape Hatteras
  • Climate Change
  • Continental Shelves
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Gulf Stream
  • High Resolution
  • Layers
  • Life Cycles
  • Ocean Observing Systems
  • Oceans
  • Particles
  • Turbulence
  • Underwater Acoustics

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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