Improving the Skill of Ocean Mixed Layer Models

Abstract

The long-term goal of this effort is to improve the skill of modern 3-D numerical ocean circulation models used for studying the oceans, and in operational centers, for nowcasting/ forecasting the oceanic state. The principal objective of this research is to improve second moment closure-based ocean mixed layer models that are in current (and potential future) use in Navy community and operational ocean circulation models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2006
Accession Number
ADA613103

Entities

People

  • Lakshmi Kantha

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adriatic Sea
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Convection
  • Diffusion
  • Equations
  • Internal Waves
  • Large Eddy Simulation
  • Layers
  • Oceans
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Surface Waves
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Waves

Readers

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