Dependence of Mesoscale Coastal Predictability on Data Assimilation and Distribution of Observations

Abstract

LONG-TERM GOALS. The long term goal of this project is to determine the mesoscale atmospheric predictability and how it relates to synoptic scale uncertainty due to sampling and data assimilation of incomplete samples on the larger scale. OBJECTIVES. The objectives of this research are to determine the ability to numerically predict mesoscale coastal structures in a variety of synoptic scale situations and demonstrate for given small scale structures the time ranges under which they might be considered predictable. The answer is probably dependent on the data assimilation system and one objective is to determine this sensitivity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA636800

Entities

People

  • Douglas K. Miller
  • Wendell A. Nuss

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Assimilation
  • Atmospheres
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Meteorology
  • Mountains
  • Observation
  • Sampling
  • Sensitivity
  • Topography
  • Uncertainty

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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