SYNTHETIC STRUCTURE FOR ASYMMETRIC EDDIES IN THE OCEAN
First Claim
1. A system for representing asymmetric eddy properties, said system comprising:
- an input component that receives hydrographic property profiles comprising inshore, core, and offshore data;
a processing component that generates asymmetric eddy properties comprising temperature and salinity from said hydrographic property profiles; and
a display component that generates output of said asymmetric eddy properties.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for an asymmetric formulation whereby multiple water masses mix together and generate an ‘eddy-like’ feature. Given the core and the shore profiles, embodiments produce a three-dimensional eddy representation for a particular ocean region based on three (core, inshore and offshore) specified profiles. The formulation employs parameter-based feature models and is generalized to ocean regions having asymmetric eddy water masses. Embodiments apply to regions in the global coastal ocean, providing nowcasting and forecasting in any oceanic region where eddies are part of the overall circulation. Examples of such eddies are off of Cape São Tomé (CST) and Cape Frio (CF) along the southeastern coast of Brazil.
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1. A system for representing asymmetric eddy properties, said system comprising:
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an input component that receives hydrographic property profiles comprising inshore, core, and offshore data; a processing component that generates asymmetric eddy properties comprising temperature and salinity from said hydrographic property profiles; and a display component that generates output of said asymmetric eddy properties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for representing asymmetric eddy properties, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing asymmetry parameter gamma (γ
);providing edge profile information; selecting a feature model (FM); loading an eddy profile; selecting a grid; selecting profile dimension type; implementing asymmetric eddy equation for said asymmetry parameter gamma (γ
), said edge profile information, said feature model, said eddy profile, said grid, and said profile dimension type;plotting eddy properties; and generating output from said eddy properties. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for representing asymmetric eddy properties, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing asymmetry parameter gamma (γ
);providing edge profile information comprising relationship Tk(z,θ
)=Ti(z)+[(To(z)−
Ti(z))/2]exp(θ
/γ
)(1+cos θ
);selecting a Brazil current feature model (BCFM); loading an eddy profile; selecting a grid file; selecting profile dimension type; implementing asymmetric eddy equation for said asymmetry parameter gamma (γ
), said edge profile information, said Brazil current feature model, said eddy profile, said grid file, and said profile dimension type, wherein said implementing comprises a generalized tracer formulation T(ρ
,z,θ
)=Tk(z,θ
)[1−
exp (−
r/R)]+Tc(z)exp(−
r/R);plotting eddy properties comprising temperature and salinity from said equation implementation; and generating output comprising at least one of storing results for future retrieval, displaying results, and printing results.
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