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Back DRI: The Interaction of Surfzone and Inner Shelf Flows

Fiscal Year 2015
Division Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department Oceanography
Investigator(s) MacMahan, James H.
Sponsor Office of Naval Research (Navy)
Summary This proposal describes the combined field observations and modeling effort to understand and predict the exchange of water masses between the surf zone and the inner shelf over a wide range of time and space scales. The overall goal is to verify and improve the predictive capability of Delft3D to simulate these flows and concomitant 3D variability in temperature. The main objective of the effort described herein are to: 1) establish the length and time scales within the interaction zone and find the location of predominant exchange, 2) at this location measure the 3D flows that originate within the surfzone and enter the inner shelf, 3) map the corresponding evolution of the 3D temperature, 4) use the observations to test and improve Delft3D predictions with a focus on the 3D distribution of flow velocity and temperature.
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