Wave Breaking Influence in a Coupled Model of the Atmosphere-Ocean Wave Boundary Layers under Very High Wind Conditions

Abstract

This project seeks to improve the accuracy of air-sea interfacial flux parameterizations in coupled sea state/marine weather forecasting models, with a particular focus on refining and incorporating the role of wave breaking and sea spray in severe conditions. The approach adopted is to develop more realistic parameterizations for breaking occurrence and strength, and sea spray/spume source functions and validating them in test-bed models against observations. The end goal is implementing these improvements in a coupled COAMPS/WaveWatch III model for operational use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2006
Accession Number
ADA611893

Entities

People

  • Lance M. Leslie
  • Michael Banner
  • Russel P. Morison

Organizations

  • University of New South Wales

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Climate Change
  • Cyclones
  • Ecology
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Layers
  • Meteorology
  • Ocean Waves
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • Water Waves
  • Wave Power
  • Waves
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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