The Prediction of Wind-Driven Coastal Circulation

Abstract

The long-term goal is to develop forecast systems for wind-driven coastal ocean flow fields. The objective is to understand the dynamics of, and to build a predictive capability for, wind-driven mesoscale oceanographic processes (2-50 km horizontal space scales, 2-10 day time scales) over the continental shelf as influenced by temporal and spatial variability of the atmospheric forcing, by spatial variability of the continental margin, and by internal mixing related to small-scale turbulence. The ocean variability of interest includes the physical processes associated with energetic alongshore coastal jets, upwelling and downwelling fronts, and eddies. To develop a practical method for the assimilation of HF-radar derived surface currents and other measurements into a primitive equation coastal ocean model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2000
Accession Number
ADA610167

Entities

People

  • J. A. Barth
  • John S. Allen

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundary Layer
  • Columbia River
  • Continental Shelves
  • High Resolution
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Radar
  • Regions
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography

Technology Areas

  • Space