An Investigation of Turbulent Heat Exchange in the Subtropics

Abstract

The long-term goal is to improve our understanding of heat and moisture exchange in the tropics through direct estimates of the fluxes and their related mean variables. The flux of heat across the coupled boundary layers is primarily accomplished by small-scale processes that are parameterized in numerical models. The ultimate goal is to improve the Navy s predictive capabilities in the tropics through an improved understanding of the processes driving the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA617687

Entities

People

  • James B. Edson

Organizations

  • University of Connecticut

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Boundary Layer
  • Convection
  • Data Sets
  • Energy
  • Evaporation
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Flux
  • Heat Of Vaporization
  • Indian Ocean
  • Latent Heat
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Radiation
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Solar Radiation
  • Surface Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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