Upper Ocean Dynamics and Horizontal Variability in Low Winds

Abstract

Our long-term goal is to observe and understand the temporal and spatial variability of the upper ocean and to identify the processes that determine that variability. Air-sea interaction is of particular interest, but we will also investigate the coupling of the sub-thermocline ocean to the mixed layer. We seek to make observations over a wide range of environmental conditions with the intent of improving our understanding of upper ocean dynamics and of the physical processes that determine both the vertical and horizontal structure of the upper ocean.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA627329

Entities

People

  • Robert A. Weller

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Couplings
  • Data Sets
  • Deployment
  • Dynamics
  • Fleet Exercises
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Thermoclines
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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