Turbulence Sensing Profiling Floats
Abstract
Abstract (Approved for Public Release)The upper ocean evolves rapidly under strong atmospheric forcing, with its evolution controlle d by a variety of factors; stratification, wind stress, surface waves, buoyancy fluxes, and mixing dynamics. Improved understanding of these physics will ultimately lead to improvements in ocean modeling and predictability through improved parameterization of sma ll-scale processes, most importantly mixing. High-temporal resolution observations of the upper ocean are required to resolve the r apid evolution of the upper ocean during strong forcing events. The persistent autonomous observational platforms proposed here wil l directly address this problem by utilizing profiling floats to rapidly sample the upper ocean temperature, salinity structure as w ell as the small-scale mixing through microstructure sensors.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 07, 2021
- Source ID
- N000142112912
Entities
People
- Steven R. Jayne
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution