Analysis of the Impact of Typhoons on the Pacific

Abstract

The long-term goal of this work was to observe, understand, quantify and parameterize upper-ocean mixing in the cold wake of a typhoon. A second goal is to create an improved ocean heat content estimates are critical for forecasts of tropical cyclone formation, intensity, and structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA624422

Entities

People

  • Steven R. Jayne

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Cyclones
  • Enthalpy
  • Height
  • Information Operations
  • Isotherms
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Observation
  • Ocean Basins
  • Oceans
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Three Dimensional
  • Tropical Cyclones

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers