Submesoscale Oceanic Currents in the Surface Layer and Interior
Abstract
This proposal is for continuing oceanic circulation research using the Regional OceanicModeling System (ROMS) by the team at UCLA. The focus is on submesoscale currents,addressing two principal questions: (1) How do surface fronts undergoing frontogenesis terminateat small scales? and (2) How does topographic vorticity generation populate theoceanic interior current patterns? These foci were encouraged by ONR program o?cers inresponse to a planning letter. Both of these topics are addressed by increasing the gridresolution in multiply nested domains, moving from our present practices with grid scales ofhundreds of meters down to tens of meters. Analyses of such simulations will provide dynamicallybased answers for these questions. These answers will guide experimental designand interpretation, as well as future improvements in operational Navy models.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 11, 2023
- Source ID
- N000142312812
Entities
People
- James C. McWilliams
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of California, Los Angeles