Finite Element Modeling of Coastal Circulation

Abstract

LONG-TERM GOALS: To develop finite element procedures for nearshore and shelf-scale operations using unstructured grids which can be adapted in a real time data assimilative manner. Initial application is to the Yellow Sea, with technology transfer from parallel efforts in the Gulf of Maine. OBJECTIVES: Develop a realistic circulation model for the Yellow Sea. Processes must include tides and tidal rectification, wind, remote forcing, and baroclinic forcing; Develop and archive climatological circulation for the Yellow Sea, in 6 bimonthly seasons; Develop data-assimilative methods for shipboard limited-area nowcasting and forecasting using inverse methods and the above results as prior estimates.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA619287

Entities

People

  • Christopher E. Naimie
  • Daniel R. Lynch

Organizations

  • Dartmouth College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Coastal Regions
  • Continental Shelves
  • Delphi Method
  • Dynamics
  • Environment
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Regions
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Shipboard
  • Simulations
  • Software Design
  • Software Development
  • Storm Surges
  • Technology Transfer
  • Three Dimensional
  • Yellow Sea

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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