Wave Breaking and Coupled Boundary Layers in Strong Wind Forcing Development, Testing and Implementation of an Improved Dissipation Source Function in Navy Operational Wave Models

Abstract

The principal goal of this project is to improve our understanding of the role of the dissipation source function (Sds) governing the spatial and temporal evolution of surface waves. This will be accomplished through a coordinated modeling effort and using available field data obtained from the Coupled Boundary Layers/Air-Sea Transfer (CBLAST) field experiment augmented by data obtained from the Shoaling Waves Experiment, and controlled laboratory investigations. The results of this study will support the Naval Operational wave forecasting needs for improved accuracy in high wind/wave scenarios.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA627093

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Jensen

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Bering Sea
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Delphi Method
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Directional
  • Dissipation
  • Electrical Solitons
  • Energy Transfer
  • Layers
  • Oceans
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Standards
  • Surface Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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