Ocean Dynamics.

• Main Authors: Pinkel, R., Merrifield, M.
• Other Authors: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY LA JOLLA CA MARINE PHYSICAL LAB
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: Geography; Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment; *SHEAR PROPERTIES; *SCALE; *BEAUFORT SEA; *DOPPLER SONAR; SITES; OCEANS; FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY LEVELS; LATITUDE; *OCEAN DYNAMICS; Beaufort Sea
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA333268; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA333268

Efforts in the MPL Ocean Dynamics program during 1993-96 focused in three areas. First was the study of fine scale shear and strain as measured by profiling CDT's and Doppler sonar during the SWAPP experiment. A second effort fielded an oceanographic contribution to the 1993-94 SIMI experiment in the Beaufort Sea. Analysis of these data are presently in an advanced state. Finally, we are completing analysis of wavenumber-frequency spectra of fine scale shear from geographic sites around the world. The goal is to quantify variation of spectral form as a function of overall energy level and latitude.