Research Summaries

Back Interaction with the Surf Zone and Inner Shelf (Data Analysis)

Fiscal Year 2019
Division Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department Oceanography
Investigator(s) MacMahan, James H.
Sponsor Office of Naval Research (Navy)
Summary The scientific objectives are to explore the scales and dynamics that influence temperature variability across the surf zone transition region. The work will focus on analyzing data collected as part of the Inner Shelf DRI experiments. Particular efforts will explore the alongshore temperature variability and connectivity across relevant temporal scales using various statistical techniques. For the cross-shore, the dominant mechanisms responsible for cross-shore heat fluxes are being evaluated. Additional efforts are focused around understanding the coastal land air sea interactions with emphasis on the surf zone region. This includes analysis of the CLASI experiments and evaluating new methods for data collection owing to the spatial heterogeneity of the region. Funding primarily supports the salaries of Dr. MacMahan and Dr. Matt Gough, who is currently a post-doc at the NPS, as well as travel costs for conferences. MacMahan is also collaborating with Dr. Falk Feddersen and Dr. Matt Spydell on Inner Shelf DRI efforts.
Keywords Inner Shelf surf zone temperature variability
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