Modeling Surface Wave Effects on Oceanic Upper Layer Structures

Abstract

The long term goals of this program are studies of air-wave-sea (AWS) interaction relationships and applications of developed theories to larger oceanic and atmospheric models using coupled AWS interaction models. This program seeks new theories in AWS interaction in developing numerical models for studying influences of ocean waves on surface fluxes, dynamical and structures of the air-sea system using both semi-empirical theory of and a new theory, wave boundary layer theory, to air-sea coupling. It includes study of surface wave effects using Ly s (1995; 1997a,b,c) newly-developed coupled AWS interaction model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA628945

Entities

People

  • Le N. Ly

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Coefficients
  • Energy
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Layers
  • Ocean Currents
  • Ocean Waves
  • Oceans
  • Roughness
  • Stresses
  • Surface Roughness
  • Surface Waves
  • Turbulence
  • Waves
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Theoretical Analysis.