Upper Ocean Response to Tropical Cyclones

Abstract

The long-term scientific goal of the research is to understand key physical processes governing the upper ocean's thermal and momentum response to the passage of tropical cyclones over near-inertial time scales. The investigation examines the evolving 3-dimensional upper ocean structure excited by the passage of tropical cyclones using a blend of in situ and satellite-based measurements, theoretical treatments, and numerical simulations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA628239

Entities

People

  • Lynn K. Shay

Organizations

  • Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cyclones
  • Energy
  • Enthalpy
  • Geostrophic Currents
  • Heat Energy
  • Hurricanes
  • Internal Waves
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceans
  • Rhode Island
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Three Dimensional
  • Tropical Cyclones
  • United States
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Space