Numerical Modeling of Wave-Current interactions in the Presence of Submesoscale Ocean Features

Abstract

Funds are provided to study wave-current interactions in the presence of oceanic submesoscale features such as fronts, filaments, and eddies. The proposed work will investigate feedbacks on submesoscale processes due to wave-current interactions. The Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) will be coupled to the wave model WaveWatch III (WW3) to study realistic wave-current interactions over the mid and inner continental shelf. This work is a collaborative effort with an observational field program that will provide the necessary data for validation, verification, and improvement of the coupled ocean-wave model.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2016
Source ID
N000141612936

Entities

People

  • Leonel Romero

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy
  • University of California, Santa Barbara

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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