Baroclinic Data Assimilation in Korea/Tsushima Strait

Abstract

The long-term goal of the project is to develop, implement and verify an efficient 4D variational data assimilation algorithm into baroclinic primitive equation model. The algorithm is to be applied for the dynamically and observationally consistent reconstruction of the circulation in Korea/Tsushima Strait based on the synthesis of various types of observations in the region. The core of these observations comprises the data collected during the Dynamical Linkages of Asian Marginal Seas (LINKS) program. The project will enhance physical understanding of the circulation in the Korea/Tsushima Strait, a very important part of the East Asian Marginal Seas region. We expect that the proposed data assimilation approach will find wide applications in the analysis of the dynamics of various straits and passages in the World Ocean.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2000
Accession Number
ADA609806

Entities

People

  • Alex Ostrovsky
  • Dmitri Nechaev
  • Gregg A. Jacobs
  • Henry Perkins
  • Pavel Pistek
  • William J. Teague

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Assimilation
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Data Sets
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Grids
  • Low Resolution
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sea Water
  • Steady State
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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