Japan (East) Sea Dynamics Using Numerical Models With 1/8deg to 1/64deg Resolution

Abstract

Investigate Japan/East Sea circulation dynamics in a systematic and progressive fashion using a sequence of increasingly complex ocean models and model-data comparisons. Investigate the impact of upper ocean - topographical coupling and isopycnal outcropping on the mean pathways of the major current systems, including those over the continental shelf region. Also, to assess the impact of different wind forcing on the JES circulation, with emphasis on the branching of the Tsushima Warm Current (TWC).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA630778

Entities

People

  • Harley E. Hurlburt
  • Patrick J. Hogan

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Continental Shelves
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Couplings
  • Dynamics
  • Grids
  • High Resolution
  • Instability
  • Latitude
  • Military Research
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceans
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Simulations
  • Surface Temperature
  • Topography
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy