Modeling of Near Surface Stratification Processes in the Bay of Bengal: A proposal to the MISO-DRI

Abstract

The Monsoon Intra-seasonal Oscillation (MISO) variability and intensity has been shown to be sensitive to changes in ocean state. We" propose to conduct simulations of ocean circulation in a regional model of the Bay of Bengal, with dual focus on the process physic""s of advection, air-sea interaction and hte interaction between meso-to submeso-scale ocean instability to Ekman buoyancy flux in es"tablishing the near-surface stratification and supporting filed observations with hindcast simulations that can be used to compliment field observations.Simulation s will be conducted at two resolutions. Year long simulations will be performed in 1/32-1/48degree (3.35-2.25km) resolution. Winter/summer (NE and SW) monsoon simulations case-studies as well as hindcasts of the field program time resolution higher resolution of 1/64-1/96 (1.7km to 1.1km).

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2017
Source ID
N000141712846

Entities

People

  • Harper L. Simmons

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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