Adaptive Glider Studies of Synoptic Frontal Variability During the Shallow Water 2006 Experiment

Abstract

The long-range goals of this research are to understand the dynamics of complex frontal variability, such as how fronts interact with wind, internal waves and bottom topography, and to understand how frontal variability influences optic and acoustic properties over the shelf. The specific objectives of the research are to characterize the synoptic three-dimensional structure and evolution of the shelf-break front and to provide adaptive, real-time in situ observations in support of the Shallow Water Acoustics Experiment (SW06) and the Non-Linear Internal Waves Initiative (NLIWI).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2006
Accession Number
ADA612198

Entities

People

  • R. K. Shearman

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustics
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Continental Shelves
  • Gliders
  • Internal Waves
  • Intrusion
  • Light Scattering
  • New Jersey
  • Shallow Water
  • Three Dimensional
  • Underwater Gliders
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Universities
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy