Naslov
Eddies in the western Adriatic current downstream of cape Gargano: predictions, monitoring, and adaptive sampling during the DART experiment

Autori
Book, J. W. ; Martin, P. J. ; Chiggiato, J. ; Rixen, M. ; Burrage, D. ; Tudor, Martina ; Ladner, S.

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstracts of the 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting : From watershed to the global ocean / - , 2008

Skup
2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting

Mjesto i datum
Orlando (FL), Sjedinjene Američke Države, 02.03.2008. - 07.03.2008

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
eddies; WAC

Sažetak
As part of the Dynamics of the Adriatic in Real-Time (DART) international collaborative project, a real-time coastal monitoring and prediction system was implemented with a focus on the study of the complex dynamics of the swiftly-evolving fronts and eddies of the Western Adriatic Current (WAC) in the central Adriatic Sea. During August and September 2006, a series of anticyclones formed in the WAC downstream of Cape Gargano. They were directly observed in real-time through remotely sensed Chlorophyll and Sea Surface Temperature imagery from MODIS Aqua, and by ship and mooring measurements. Three trawl-resistant, profiling SEPTR moorings deployed across the WAC show mesoscale variability in the mixed layer slope across the current and anti-cyclonic horizontal shear in currents except during a period of high winds. The anti-cyclonic eddies were successfully forecast by both the Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM) and Adriatic Regional Ocean Modeling System (AdriaROMS) nowcast/forecast systems. The forecasts from these models, validated using remote sensing, were used to redirect ship sampling to provide high-resolution measurements of these eddy features.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija

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