1. 4-D COASTAL OCEAN DYNAMICS DETECTED BY SURFACE CURRENT RADAR AND AUVs
L. K. Shay
Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
University of Miami
P. Edgar An
Ocean Engineering
Florida Atlantic University
SCIENTIFIC GOAL:
To provide a first-order description of complex oceanic flows and their relationship to surface processes in the littoral ocean subjected to tidal currents, western boundary currents, topographical changes and surface winds.
RESEARCH SUPPORTED BY ONR.

2. LITTORAL ZONE Complex Coastal Processes. 2-D/ 3-D Flow Fields.
Boundary Current & Topography.
Waves & Boundary Layer Winds.
Impact: Civilian and US Navy Needs.
Radar/AUV/Mooring/Ship-based Approach.
Applicable to Any Theater.

3. ONR CURRENT EFFORTS NICOP Results (AUV-based Sampling).
COPE 1,3 (HF-Radar Sampling).
SFOMC (AUV/VHF-Radar/Mooring-based Sampling Strategy).
Planned:Longer Range AUV.

4. VHF RADAR Phased Array 32 Elements. Electronic Beam Forming.
700 Cells (250 m resolution).
60 km Square Domain.
20 Minute Sample Cycle.
Theoretical Limit 11 km.
Spectra and Currents.

5. ENGINEERING OBJECTIVES:
Design/Implement Multiple ADCPs as Part of AUV Payload.
Evaluate Side-Looking Beam Orientations.
Map Currents Relate To Surface Dynamics.
Train Next Generation Graduate Students (i.e. Tactical Oceanography)

6. SCIENCE OBJECTIVES: Coherent Structures (Vortices, Fronts)
Isolate BC and Tidal Flows/Forcing of Iws At Shelf Break.
Expand IWs Into Baroclinic Modes.
Determine Wavenumber Spectra.
Assess Boundary Layer Processes During Storm and Quiescent Periods.

7. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN VHF Mode of OSCR (7x9 km: 250 m Cell Spacing).
Ship-Based CTD/ADCP (2x2 km)
4-AUV Sampling Patterns (0.5-1km).
Cyclesonde.
NOVA/USF Moorings.
NAVY ADCPs.

8. Experimental Domain

9. Sub-Mesoscale Vortex

10. Vortex Propagation

11. Surface Current Regimes
Strong Florida Current
Lobe Structure

12. AUV MISSIONS Mixed Layer: (Current and Turbulence) Tidal Current:
Bottom Boundary:
Turbulence:
Planned Adverse Weather:
6 and 12-hr repeated grids : 500 m x 500 m.
15-26 hr: 1km x 1km
7 hr: 1 km x .500 km
4-6 hr: 1 km Xsects
12 hr : 500 m x 500 m (March-April 00)

13. Ocean Explorer AUV

14. AUV Section

15. AUV Maps

16. Ship ADCP Transect

17. ANALYSIS & MODELING Tidal Height and Current Analysis
Subinertial Flows and Vorticity (CTD)
Near-Inertial Waves (27.4 h )/Winds
IWs (k,l,m,w space)
Mixed Layer Flows (Langmuir Cells)
Grided Obs
Initial Conditions for LES Model
Subgrid (<1 Km) Parameterizations
Compare Obs to Simulations
Optimize Adaptive AUV-Sample Strategy

18. Ship ADCP/AUV and OSCR Comparison

19. Mooring Comparison

20. TIDAL PROCESSES Real Time Tidal Analyses After 7 Days.
Sea-Level Variations (Continuity).
Prediction versus Analysis (M2 , K1,).
Operations: Tidal Prediction (i.e. Chesapeake Bay).
Vertical Structure.
AUV Sampling of Surface Current Signatures.

21. Tidal Ellipses at Cope

22. SFTF APPLICATIONS US Navy Coastal Surveys. METOC (JTFX) Operations.
Ship-based Operations In Differing Venues/Theaters.
Coupling With Models (i.e. LES).
Provides Environmental Data To Assess Impact on Fleet Operations.

23. SUMMARY Synergistic Approach: Synoptic Variability.
Fine-Scale to Submesoscale Processes.
2-D/3-D Variability not Mean.
Real Time: JTFX (Ships,Aircraft,AUV).
Improve Predictive Capability At Navy Centers.
Train Next-Generation Students.