Measurements of Upper-ocean Velocity and Hydrography Structure During CALYPSO

Abstract

We propose to study oceanic variability near a strong oceanic front in the Coherent LagrangianPathways from the Surface Ocean to Interior (CALYPSO) Departmental Research Initiative (DRI). Our focus will be on resolving the full range of ???submseoscale??? variability at horizontal scales of 1m-10km using a novel technique for obtaining high-resolution transects of temperature, salinity, and velocity measurements at relatively high ship speeds (up to 10kts, though initial efforts will start at slower speeds). The tow-body/instrument-chain effort will bein close collaboration with the CALYPSO project proposed by Ruth Musgrave (WHOI). We will also support the CALYPSO effort with Underway Conductivity-Temperature-Depth measurements (UCTD). The scientific interpretation will be in collaboration with otherCALYPSO investigations.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Jul 10, 2018
Source ID
N000141812431

Entities

People

  • J. Thomas Farrar

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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