Near-Surface Dispersion and Circulation in the Marmara Sea (MARMARA)

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Abstract:

Long-term goals are to investigate the dynamics of semi-enclosed seas dominated by buoyancy input and wind forcing, and influenced by complex topography. To improve the understanding of coastal marine environmental evolution, with particular emphasis on eddy dynamics. The main objective of the MARMARA project was to study the near-surface dispersion and circulation in the Marmara Sea, a small 70 x 250 km basin connecting the Mediterranean Sea through the Dardanelles Strait to the Black Sea via the Bosphorus Strait. It was planned to study the surface circulation dynamics of the Marmara Sea at scales from inertialtidal to seasonal using drifter observations and ancillary satellite data SST and ocean color over about a year from summer 2008 to spring 2009, in conjunction with other observational programs and numerical simulation exercises conducted by colleagues in the Turkish Straits System.

Author(s):
Poulain, Pierre-marie
Author Organization(s):
ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE SGONICO (ITALY)
Descriptive Note:
Annual rept.
Pagination:
0008

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-08-1-0943
Monitor Series:
X5
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*COASTAL REGIONS, *OCEAN BASINS, *DISPERSING, *OCEAN CURRENTS, TOPOGRAPHY, ITALY, OCEANS, MEDITERRANEAN SEA, OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS, TURKEY, EDDY CURRENTS, BUOYANCY, NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, DYNAMICS, BLACK SEA, MATHEMATICAL MODELS, SIMULATION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Keyword(s):
FOREIGN REPORTS, MARMARA SEA(TURKEY)
Report Date:
2009 Jan 01
Creation Date:
2011 Jun 06