SWIFT Drifter Observations during USRS (UnderSea Remote Sensing)

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Abstract:

Freely drifting SWIFTs (Surface Wave Instrument Floats with Tracking) were used to measure currents, waves, turbulence, temperatures, salinities, winds, and bathymetry during the USRS (UnderSea Remote Sensing) field campaigns at the James River (VA) and Mobile Bay (AL). These measurements have been assimilated in hydrodynamic models, with application to bathymetry inversion and tracking frontal features. The measurements have also been used to understand the underlying dynamics of frontal features in tidal estuaries.

Author(s):
Thomson, Jim
Author Organization(s):
WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE
Funding Organization(s):
OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH ARLINGTON VA, ARLINGTON , VA
Document Type:
Technical Report/Final Report
Publication Date:
2023 Jun 26
Pagination:
9

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TRECMS
Identifying Numbers
Grant Number(s):
N00014-18-1-2366
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Sensors
Descriptor(s):
measurement, physics laboratories, remote sensing, bathymetry, military research, physics, salinity, stratification, turbulence, backscattering, dynamics, classification, high resolution, intrusion, standards, surface waves, waves
Keyword(s):
Ocean surface waves, tidal fronts, wave breaking, downwelling, surface drifters, SWIFT (Surface Wave Instrument Floats with Tracking), USRS (UnderSea Remote Sensing), James River (virginia), Mobile Bay (alabama), bathymetry inversion, tidal estuaries, swift drifters, CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth)
Subject Categories:
Earth Sciences and Oceanography
Creation Date:
2023 Jun 29
Update Date:
2023 Sep 18