Analysis of Near Surface Circulation of the Japan East Sea

Abstract

The long-term goal is to study the variability of the upper ocean current systems and their relationship to meteorological forcing. To this end, spatially coherent field observations are required of the ocean response and the atmospheric forcing. A new instrument, the MINIMET, a water following drifter, was designed as a tool to obtain ocean and atmospheric data. Arrays of MINIMETS will be utilized in a coordinated field experiment in marginal seas to study wind-driven ocean currents.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA622493

Entities

People

  • Dong-kyu Lee
  • Pearn P. Niiler

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Bodies Of Water
  • Data Processing
  • Information Operations
  • Labrador Sea
  • Landforms
  • Observation
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Seasonal Variations
  • Standards
  • Wind
  • Wind Direction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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