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Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Dec 27, 1999

The sections in this article are 1 Numerical Modeling 2 Display and Visualization Requirements 3 ... more The sections in this article are 1 Numerical Modeling 2 Display and Visualization Requirements 3 Instrumentation and Data Collection 4 Numerical Modeling 5 Display and Visualization Software 6 Data Collection and Management Software 7 Future Directions

The long-term goal is to enhance our understanding of air/sea interaction in the littoral zone by... more The long-term goal is to enhance our understanding of air/sea interaction in the littoral zone by means of applying simple dynamical theories to high-quality observations obtained in the field. The Monterey Bay serves as our natural laboratory for these purposes. The grant is one of a continuing series of programs to study the bay funded by the National Ocean Partnership Program (NOPP) and the ONR Naval Ocean Modeling and Prediction (NOMP) Program. OBJECTIVES The objective of this project is to observe the half-dozen or so "characteristic states" of Monterey Bay air/sea system and the associated adjacent coastal ocean and atmosphere. These states include onset and retreat of summer upwelling, the advance and retreat of the Monterey Bay Eddy, the passage of winter fronts and storms, the diurnal monsoon, poleward propagating events in the atmosphere and ocean, and the occasional anomalous passing atmospheric systems. The observations will be used to enhance and improve existing and future coupled models of the coastal air/sea system. Same as Report (SAR) 18. NUMBER OF PAGES 5 19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON

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TM performed the best in simulating the outflow jet within 200 km offshore, although the simulate... more TM performed the best in simulating the outflow jet within 200 km offshore, although the simulated surface fluxes deviated significantly from the observations. This is the region with dominant dynamical forcing arises from the coastal topography. Larger discrepancies were found in model result further away from the coast, especially to the south and southeast of the gulf where the air-sea exchange became increasingly important. Detailed inter-comparison between COAMPS TM and the aircraft measurements at 40 m also shows the strong spatial and temporal variations of boundary layer thermodynamics and turbulence that require improved characterization of the sea surface temperature, upper air conditions, and initial conditions for COAMPS TM . The results also point to the needs of improved surface flux parameterization, particularly in high wind conditions.

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 1993

The Eighth Cyclone Workshop was held at the Far Hills Inn and Conference Center in Val Morin, Que... more The Eighth Cyclone Workshop was held at the Far Hills Inn and Conference Center in Val Morin, Quebec, Canada, 12-16 October 1992. The workshop was arranged around several scientific themes of current research interest. The most widely debated theme was the applicability of "potential vorticity thinking" to theoretical, observational, and numerical studies of the life cycle of cyclones and the interaction of these cyclones with their environment on all spatial and temporal scales. A combination of invited and contributed talks, with preference given to younger scientists, made up the workshop. 1. Workshop background Working scientists and students interested in cyclone-related research problems have used the venue of periodic cyclone workshops to exchange ideas and information from observational, theoretical, and numerical studies of cyclogenesis and the life cycle of cyclones. This article reports on the most recent cyclone workshop gathering, held at the

Monthly Weather Review, 1986

Monthly Weather Review, Mar 1, 1990

ABSTRACT The long term goals of the NPS portion of this project, which is joint with UCSC, are to... more ABSTRACT The long term goals of the NPS portion of this project, which is joint with UCSC, are to develop a mesoscale coastal analysis system for use in diagnosing and predicting coastal circulations in a topographically complex coastal region and to provide guidance to UCSC for the development of data collection, data management, and visualization tools for mesoscale meteorological problems. The specific scientific objectives of this project are to develop a coastal mesoscale data assimilation system using multiquadric interpolation and the Navy's NORAPS/COAMPS and NCAR/Penn State MM5 model, diagnose the sensitivity of the diurnally varying winds in the Monterey Bay to synoptic-scale influences using the data assimilation system and other REINAS tools, and to assess the role of the complex coastal topography in modifying the Monterey Bay sea breeze.

Monthly Weather Review, Mar 1, 1995

Weather and Forecasting, Feb 1, 2013

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Weather and Forecasting, 1994

The use of quasigeostrophic Q-vector diagnosis for marine cyclogenesis is examined for two cases ... more The use of quasigeostrophic Q-vector diagnosis for marine cyclogenesis is examined for two cases from the Experiment on Rapidly Intensifying Cyclones over the Atlantic. Surface observations plus aircraft observations and satellite imagery are used to objectively analyze these cases, and Q vectors are calculated from these surface analyses. Although application of omega equation diagnosis at the surface stretches the theory, the relationship between vertical motion in cyclones and Q vectors suggests that a useful diagnosis can be made. The accuracy and usefulness of these surface-based Q vectors for the two cases are examined subjectively through comparisons to satellite imagery and cyclone conceptual models as well as objectively through statistical comparison with future pressure tendencies

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Apr 1, 1985

Monthly Weather Review, Jul 1, 1994

Monthly Weather Review, 2007

Coastally trapped wind reversals that occur along the U.S. West Coast have been described in nume... more Coastally trapped wind reversals that occur along the U.S. West Coast have been described in numerous other studies. The synoptic-scale environment and the forcing of a coastally trapped Kelvin wave are highly linked in the development of these wind reversals. However, not all wind reversals appear to behave like propagating Kelvin waves and the analysis of coastal buoy observations for three years indicates that different types of disturbances occur. Both propagating disturbances and nonpropagating disturbances occur with similar frequencies. While the synoptic-scale characteristics associated with propagating and nonpropagating wind reversals are sometimes rather subtle, several distinct differences occur that suggest a direct link between the coastal dynamics and the synoptic-scale forcing. Synoptic forcing characterized by persistent low-level offshore flow favors the development of propagating disturbances, while weak, nonsustained offshore flow characterizes nonpropagating disturbances. These differences support the idea that propagating events represent a favorable interaction between the synoptic-scale forcing and the excitation and propagation of Kelvin waves, whereas nonpropagating events either represent a less favorable interaction or are simply trapped ageostrophic flow due to the synoptic scale without a Kelvin wave response. These dynamic differences imply different stratus behavior, which is important to forecasters.

Monthly Weather Review, Feb 1, 1989

Proceedings of SPIE, Apr 4, 1994