Statistical Physics for Stronger Ocean Modeling

Abstract

Our overall goal is to develop and evaluate practical parameterizations of subgrid-scale mix- ing for use in ocean circulation models. We seek also to apply such models toward improving understanding of ocean circulation and transports.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA629417

Entities

People

  • Greg Holloway
  • William Merryfield

Organizations

  • Institute of Ocean Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Beaufort Sea
  • Boundaries
  • Buoyancy
  • Ice
  • Mechanics
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceans
  • Probability Distributions
  • Ridges
  • Sea Ice
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Thickness
  • Topography
  • Transport Ships
  • Turbulence
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Systems Analysis and Design