AXBT Observations during Trident Warrior 2013

Abstract

The long-term goal is to determine the impact of observations on the performance of ocean circulation forecast models and provide guidance on the design and implementation of ocean observing systems. The primary objective for the Trident Warrior 2013 Exercise is determining the impact of on scene data on the performance of forecast systems for prediction EM propagation characteristics. A number of supplemental projects were added for the exercise with a focus on air-sea interaction and shelf processes. However, the shelf circulation is impacted by Gulf Stream and slope circulation in this region. Additional airborne temperature profiles were obtained as part of this project to test the performance of the forecast models in the region near the separation of the Gulf Stream from the coast at Cape Hatteras. The observations are used to evaluate a new vertical projection scheme, Improved Synthetic Ocean Profiles, and test a new hypothesis on conditional predictability of small scale frontogenesis with improved mesoscale prediction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2013
Accession Number
ADA601211

Entities

People

  • James G. Richman

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Assimilation
  • Cape Hatteras
  • Correlation Techniques
  • Data Acquisition
  • Flight
  • Gulf Stream
  • Observation
  • Ocean Currents
  • Ocean Observing Systems
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Sargasso Sea
  • Sea Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Oceanography.