Baroclinic Data Assimilation in Korea/Tsushima Strait

Abstract

The long-term goal of the project is to develop, implement and verify an efficient 4D variational data assimilation algorithm into baroclinic primitive equation model. The algorithm is applied for the dynamically and observationally consistent reconstruction of the circulation in Korea/Tsushima Strait based on the synthesis of various types of observations in the region, including the data collected in the course of the Dynamical Linkages of Asian Marginal Seas (LINKS) program. The project enhances the scientific understanding of the circulation in the Korea/Tsushima Strait, a key component of water mass exchange between the Marginal Seas of Eastern Asia. We expect that the developed data assimilation approach will find wide application in the analysis of the dynamics of various straits and passages in the World Ocean.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA625251

Entities

People

  • Alex Ostrovsky
  • Dmitri Nechaev
  • Gregg A. Jacobs
  • Henry Perkins
  • Pavel Pistek
  • William J. Teague

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Assimilation
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Climate Change
  • Convection
  • Data Sets
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Layers
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Water Masses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development