Ocean Modeling In An Eddying Regime

Author : Matthew W. Hecht
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118671996
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ocean Modeling in an Eddying Regime written by Matthew W. Hecht and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 177. This monograph is the first to survey progress in realistic simulation in a strongly eddying regime made possible by recent increases in computational capability. Its contributors comprise the leading researchers in this important and constantly evolving field. Divided into three parts Oceanographic Processes and Regimes: Fundamental Questions Ocean Dynamics and State: From Regional to Global Scale, and Modeling at the Mesoscale: State of the Art and Future Directions The volume details important advances in physical oceanography based on eddy resolving ocean modeling. It captures the state of the art and discusses issues that ocean modelers must consider in order to effectively contribute to advancing current knowledge, from subtleties of the underlying fluid dynamical equations to meaningful comparison with oceanographic observations and leading-edge model development. It summarizes many of the important results which have emerged from ocean modeling in an eddying regime, for those interested broadly in the physical science. More technical topics are intended to address the concerns of those actively working in the field.

Author : Eric P. Chassignet
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401150966
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ocean Modeling and Parameterization written by Eric P. Chassignet and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The realism of large scale numerical ocean models has improved dra matically in recent years, in part because modern computers permit a more faithful representation of the differential equations by their algebraic analogs. Equally significant, if not more so, has been the improved under standing of physical processes on space and time scales smaller than those that can be represented in such models. Today, some of the most challeng ing issues remaining in ocean modeling are associated with parameterizing the effects of these high-frequency, small-space scale processes. Accurate parameterizations are especially needed in long term integrations of coarse resolution ocean models that are designed to understand the ocean vari ability within the climate system on seasonal to decadal time scales. Traditionally, parameterizations of subgrid-scale, high-frequency mo tions in ocean modeling have been based on simple formulations, such as the Reynolds decomposition with constant diffusivity values. Until recently, modelers were concerned with first order issues such as a correct represen tation of the basic features of the ocean circulation. As the numerical simu lations become better and less dependent on the discretization choices, the focus is turning to the physics of the needed parameterizations and their numerical implementation. At the present time, the success of any large scale numerical simulation is directly dependent upon the choices that are made for the parameterization of various subgrid processes.

Author : Matthew W. Hecht
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
ISBN 13 : 9780875904429
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ocean Modeling in an Eddying Regime written by Matthew W. Hecht and published by American Geophysical Union. This book was released on 2008-01-14 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 177. This monograph is the first to survey progress in realistic simulation in a strongly eddying regime made possible by recent increases in computational capability. Its contributors comprise the leading researchers in this important and constantly evolving field. Divided into three parts Oceanographic Processes and Regimes: Fundamental Questions Ocean Dynamics and State: From Regional to Global Scale, and Modeling at the Mesoscale: State of the Art and Future Directions The volume details important advances in physical oceanography based on eddy resolving ocean modeling. It captures the state of the art and discusses issues that ocean modelers must consider in order to effectively contribute to advancing current knowledge, from subtleties of the underlying fluid dynamical equations to meaningful comparison with oceanographic observations and leading-edge model development. It summarizes many of the important results which have emerged from ocean modeling in an eddying regime, for those interested broadly in the physical science. More technical topics are intended to address the concerns of those actively working in the field.

Author : Avijit Gangopadhyay
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000539059
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Ocean Circulation and Modeling written by Avijit Gangopadhyay and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Ocean Circulation and Modeling provide basics for physical oceanography covering ocean properties, ocean circulations and their modeling. First part of the book explains concepts of oceanic circulation, geostrophy, Ekman, Sverdrup dynamics, Stommel and Munk problems, two-layer dynamics, stratification, thermal and salt diffusion, vorticity/instability, and so forth. Second part highlights basic implementation framework for ocean models, discussion of different models, and their unique differences from the common framework with basin-scale modeling, regional modeling, and interdisciplinary modeling at different space and time scales. Features: Covers ocean properties, ocean circulations and their modeling. Explains the centrality of a rotating earth and its implications for ocean and atmosphere in a simple manner. Provides basic facts of ocean dynamics. Illustrative diagrams for clear understanding of key concepts. Outlines interdisciplinary and complex models for societal applications. The book aims at Senior Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students and Researchers in Ocean Science and Engineering, Ocean Technology, Physical Oceanography, Ocean Circulation, Ocean Modeling, Dynamical Oceanography and Earth Science.

Author : Avijit Gangopadhyay
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000539032
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Ocean Circulation and Modeling written by Avijit Gangopadhyay and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Ocean Circulation and Modeling provide basics for physical oceanography covering ocean properties, ocean circulations and their modeling. First part of the book explains concepts of oceanic circulation, geostrophy, Ekman, Sverdrup dynamics, Stommel and Munk problems, two-layer dynamics, stratification, thermal and salt diffusion, vorticity/instability, and so forth. Second part highlights basic implementation framework for ocean models, discussion of different models, and their unique differences from the common framework with basin-scale modeling, regional modeling, and interdisciplinary modeling at different space and time scales. Features: Covers ocean properties, ocean circulations and their modeling. Explains the centrality of a rotating earth and its implications for ocean and atmosphere in a simple manner. Provides basic facts of ocean dynamics. Illustrative diagrams for clear understanding of key concepts. Outlines interdisciplinary and complex models for societal applications. The book aims at Senior Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students and Researchers in Ocean Science and Engineering, Ocean Technology, Physical Oceanography, Ocean Circulation, Ocean Modeling, Dynamical Oceanography and Earth Science.

Author : P. Malanotte-Rizzoli
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080536662
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Approaches to Data Assimilation in Ocean Modeling written by P. Malanotte-Rizzoli and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1996-05-10 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of oceanographic data assimilation is now well established. The main area of concern of oceanographic data assimilation is the necessity for systematic model improvement and ocean state estimation. In this respect, the book presents the newest, innovative applications combining the most sophisticated assimilation methods with the most complex ocean circulation models. Ocean prediction has also now emerged as an important area in itself. The book contains reviews of scientific oceanographic issues covering different time and space scales. The application of data assimilation methods can provide significant advances in the understanding of this subject. Also included are the first, recent developments in the forecasting of oceanic flows. Only original articles that have undergone full peer review are presented, to ensure the highest scientific quality. This work provides an excellent coverage of state-of-the-art oceanographic data assimilation.

Author : Aike Beckmann
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1848168241
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Numerical Ocean Circulation Modeling written by Aike Beckmann and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1999-04-29 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive overview of the models and methods employed in the rapidly advancing field of numerical ocean circulation modeling. For those new to the field, concise reviews of the equations of oceanic motion, sub-grid-scale parameterization, and numerical approximation techniques are presented and four specific numerical models, chosen to span the range of current practice, are described in detail. For more advanced users, a suite of model test problems is developed to illustrate the differences among models, and to serve as a first stage in the quantitative evaluation of future algorithms. The extensive list of references makes this book a valuable text for both graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the marine sciences and in related fields such as meteorology, and climate and coupled biogeochemical modeling.

Author : Fei Ye
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Developing Efficient High-order Transport Schemes for Cross-scale Coupled Estuary-ocean Modeling written by Fei Ye and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geophysical fluid dynamics (GFD) models have progressed greatly in simulating the world’s oceans and estuaries in the past three decades, thanks to the development of novel numerical algorithms and the advent of massively parallel high-performance computing platforms. Study of inter-related processes on multi-scales (e.g., between large-scale (remote) processes and small-scale (local) processes) has always been an important theme for GFD modeling. For this purpose, models based on unstructured-grid (UG) have shown great potential because of their superior abilities in enabling multi-resolution and in fitting geometry and boundary. Despite UG models’ successful applications on coastal systems, significant obstacles still exist that have so far prevented UG models from realizing their full cross-scale capability. The pressing issues include the computation overhead resulting from large contrasts in the spatial resolutions, and the relative lack of skill for UG model in the eddying regime. Specifically for our own implicit UG model (SCHISM), the transport solver often emerges as a major bottleneck for both accuracy and efficiency. The overall goal of this dissertation is two-fold. The first goal is to address the challenges in tracer transport by developing efficient high-order schemes for the transport processes and test them in the framework of a community supported modeling system (SCHISM: Semi-implicit Cross-scale Hydroscience Integrated System Model) for cross-scale processes. The second goal is to utilize the new schemes developed in this dissertation and elsewhere to build a bona fide cross-scale Chesapeake Bay model and use it to address some key knowledge gaps in the physical processes in this system and to better assist decision makers of coastal resource management. The work on numerical scheme development has resulted in two new high-order transport solvers. The first solver tackles the vertical transport that often imposes the most stringent constraint on model efficiency (Chapter 2). With an implicit method and two flux limiters in both space and time, the new TVD2 solver leads to a speed-up of 1.6-6.0 in various cross-scale applications as compared to traditional explicit methods, while achieving 2nd-order accuracy in both space and time. Together with a flexible vertical gridding system, the flow over steep slopes can be faithfully simulated efficiently and accurately without altering the underlying bathymetry. The second scheme aims at improving the model skill in the eddying ocean (Chapter 4). UG coastal models tend to under-resolve features like meso-scale eddies and meanders, and this issue is partially attributed to the numerical diffusion in the transport schemes that are originally developed for estuarine applications. To address this issue, a 3rd-order transport scheme based on WENO formulation is developed, and is demonstrated to improve the meso-scale features. The new solvers are then tested in the Chesapeake Bay and adjacent Atlantic Ocean on small, medium and large domains respectively, corresponding to the three main chapters of this dissertation (Chapter 2-4), with an ultimate goal of achieving a seamless cross-scale model from the Gulf Stream to the shallow regions in the Bay tributaries and sub-tributaries. We highlight the dominant role played by the bathymetry in nearshore systems and the detrimental effects of bathymetric smoothing commonly used in many coastal models (Chapter 3). With the new methods developed in this dissertation and elsewhere, the model has enabled the analyses on some important processes that are hard to quantify with traditional techniques, e.g., the effect of channel-shoal contrast on lateral circulation and salinity distribution, hypoxia volume, the influence of realistic bathymetry on the freshwater plume etc. Potential topics for future research are also discussed at the end. In addition, the new solvers have also been successfully exported to many other oceanic and nearshore systems around the world via user groups of our community modeling system (cf. ‘Publications’ under ‘schism.wiki’).

Author : Yingping Li
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119521793
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Geophysics written by Yingping Li and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-01-26 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive handbook on state-of-the-art DAS technology and applications Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is a technology that records sound and vibration signals along a fiber optic cable. Its advantages of high resolution, continuous, and real-time measurements mean that DAS systems have been rapidly adopted for a range of applications, including hazard mitigation, energy industries, geohydrology, environmental monitoring, and civil engineering. Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Geophysics: Methods and Applications presents experiences from both industry and academia on using DAS in a range of geophysical applications. Volume highlights include: DAS concepts, principles, and measurements Comprehensive review of the historical development of DAS and related technologies DAS applications in hydrocarbon, geothermal, and mining industries DAS applications in seismology DAS applications in environmental and shallow geophysics The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.

Author : Andreas Schiller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400703325
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Operational Oceanography in the 21st Century written by Andreas Schiller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past decade the significant advances in real-time ocean observing systems, ocean modelling, ocean data assimilation and super-computing has seen the development and implementation of operational ocean forecast systems of the global ocean. At the conclusion of the Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) in 2008 ocean analysis and forecasting services were being supported by 12 international centres. This book is about ocean forecasting - a maturing field which remains an active area of research, and includes such topics as ocean predictability, observing system design, high resolution ocean modelling and ocean data assimilation. It presents the introduction to ocean forecasting which provides a foundation for new opportunities in areas of coupled bio-geochemical forecasting and coupled atmosphere-wave-ocean forecasting. The book describes an updated account of research and development to improve forecast systems, determining how best to service the marine user community with forecast information as well as demonstrating impact to their applications. It also discusses operational centres that are now supporting a range of real-time ocean services including online graphical and data products for their user communities and their feedback on the quality of information. The contents of this book are aimed at early career scientists and professionals with an interest in operational oceanography and related ocean science. There are excellent opportunities for exciting careers in the emerging field of operational oceanography in order to address current and future challenges as well as provide the supporting services to a rapidly growing user community.