Dynamics of the Northwest Australian Shelf and Slope

Abstract

We seek to understand shelf and shelf-edge phenomena associated with regional-scale currents, buoyancy forcing, wind forcing and mesoscale variability. We are most concerned about the dynamically active "contact zone" between coastal and oceanic waters and how it is affected by phenomena both offshore and onshore.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA628606

Entities

People

  • David C. Chapman
  • Kenneth H. Brink
  • R. K. Shearman

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Continental Shelves
  • Data Processing
  • Dynamics
  • Far East
  • High Resolution
  • Information Operations
  • Materials
  • Observation
  • Offshore
  • Organic Materials
  • Quality Control
  • Regions
  • Scale Models
  • Water Masses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering