Coastal Ocean Circulation Experiment Off Senegal (COCES - II)

The long-term goals are to investigate the dynamics of coastal areas dominated by buoyancy input and wind forcing, influenced by complex topography and interacting with the deep ocean and to improve the understanding of coastal marine environmental evolution, with particular emphasis on eddy dynamic...

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Main Author: Poulain, Pierre-Marie
Other Authors: ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE SGONICO (ITALY)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENT
*WEST AFRICA
DATA MANAGEMENT
NUMERICAL METHODS AND PROCEDURES
OCEAN MODELS
COCES-II(COASTAL OCEAN CIRCULATION EXPERIMENT OFF SENEGAL)
NEAR SURFACE CIRCULATION
COASTAL UPWELLING
SVP(SURFACE VELOCITY PROGRAMME)
DRIFTERS
north atlantic current
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA590327
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA590327
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Summary:The long-term goals are to investigate the dynamics of coastal areas dominated by buoyancy input and wind forcing, influenced by complex topography and interacting with the deep ocean and to improve the understanding of coastal marine environmental evolution, with particular emphasis on eddy dynamics. The general objective of COCES-II is to investigate the coastal dynamics off the coast of Senegal, a region strongly dominated by coastal upwelling. Specific goals are: 1. to construct unbiased statistics of near surface circulation; 2. to describe the upwelling circulation features; 3. to simulate the coastal circulation with a numerical model and 4. to train local Senegalese oceanographers (capacity building). COCES-II is the continuation of the COCES project. It aims to consolidate the longer term cooperation between US, European and Senegalese scientists to study the North Atlantic off the West African coast.

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