Multiscale Investigations of the Submesocale Energy Cascade - TRIAXUS towed profiling option

Abstract

The challenges associated with accurately representing the transfer of energy in the forward cascade, where submesoscale processes m,ove energy from the mesoscale to smaller scales, has impeded efforts toward synoptic (days, tens of kilometers) upper ocean forecast,s. The problem is acute in regions like the Western Pacific, which exhibits elevated eddy kinetic energy associated with intense cur,rents, meanders, filaments, eddies, internal waves and fronts. This presents an optional expansion of the parent ?Multiscale Investi,gations of the Submesocale Energy Cascade using Autonomous Platforms? proposal that adds ship-based synoptic sampling using a Triaxu,s towed profiler. Details of the proposed autonomous sampling program can be found in the parent proposal.Approved for Public Releas,e

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Sep 03, 2022
Source ID
N000142212822

Entities

People

  • Craig Lee

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy
  • University of Washington

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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