Ocean Turbulence Measurements in PISTON
Abstract
Turbulent processes in the ocean play a fundamental role in setting surface properties such as sea surface temperature (SST) and salinity (SSS), which can in turn affect difficult-to-model tropical atmospheric processes such as the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO). As part of the Propagation of Intra-Seasonal Tropical Oscillations (PISTON) DRI, we propose a suite of coordinated shipboard and autonomous measurements to 1) quantify near-surface turbulent fluxes and the background fields on which they act, 2) understand the processes responsible, and 3) establish linkages between them and atmospheric processes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Nov 23, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141613137
Entities
People
- Matthew H. Alford
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of California, San Diego