| 4D Current
Experiment (Florida Strait) |
P. E. An S.M. Smith L.K. Shay H. Peters J.C. Van Leer A.J. Mariano |
The goal of
the proposed study is to understand the role of small-scale physical
processes in the coastal ocean through observations of the
four-dimensional current variability. The approach combines the FAU
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) technology with the UM Ocean
Surface Current Radar (OSCR). The engineering part of the proposed
research seeks to develop, integrate and test instrumentation designed
to measure and characterize the subsurface current structure from AUVs
and moorings. The working scientific hypothesis is that subsurface and
surface currents are dynamically linked through the internal wave
continuum within a four-dimensional physical environment, which can be
reconstructed by integrating AUV, OSCR, shipboard and moored
observations. Results:
Shay
et al. (2000),
Shay
et al. (2002),
Peters et al. (2002) |