Modeling Turbulent Air-Sea Exchange in High Winds
Abstract
LONG-TERM GOALS: The goal is to investigate, theoretically and through analyzing existing data, the role that sea spray plays in transferring heat, moisture, and momentum across the air-sea interface, especially in high winds. Ultimately, I plan to develop simple, fast, physics-based parameterizations for these air-sea fluxes for use in large-scale models, especially those simulating tropical and extratropical storms. OBJECTIVES: 1. By analyzing turbulent flux data sets, develop simple, fast parameterizations for the air-sea sensible and latent heat fluxes, the total enthalpy flux, and the surface stress in high winds, where sea spray is mediating all of these exchanges. 2. Theoretically extend these parameterizations to high winds, up to hurricane strength (~60 m/s). 3. Collaborate with large-scale modelers to implement and test these formulations in state-of-the-art coupled atmosphere-ocean models.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA612399
Entities
People
- Edgar L. Andreas
Organizations
- Engineer Research and Development Center