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RAP opportunity at Naval Research Laboratory     NRL

Modeling of Ocean Surface Waves

Location

Naval Research Laboratory, MS, Ocean Sciences

opportunity location
64.17.01.B3083 Stennis Space Center, MS 395295004

Advisers

name email phone
Mark D Orzech mark.d.orzech.civ@us.navy.mil 228.688.5974
W. Erick Rogers w.e.rogers.civ@us.navy.mil 228.688.4727

Description

Our research concerns the generation, propagation, transformation, and decay of wind-generated surface gravity waves. These waves are modeled using phase-averaged spectral models at global scales (0.25° to 1.0° resolution), regional scales (0.05° to 0.2° resolution), and sub-regional scales (50 m to 5 km resolution). Some of our research projects focus on processes occurring in the continental shelf and nearshore regions. Projects generally have one (or both) of two broad motivations: (1) improvement of wave modeling technology and improving accuracy of analyses and forecasts produced by the operational Navy, and (2) wave models as tools to study particular physical phenomena. A recurring theme of prior projects is the analysis, quantification, and ranking of varied sources of error in modeling applications of practical importance to the Navy.

Current and near-future research topics include (1) studying the attenuation of wave energy in the Arctic; (2) studying the effect of waves on ice and circulation in the Arctic through two-way coupling; (3) developing new methods to predict spectral distribution of the dissipation of waves by breaking associated with wave steepness; (4) developing technology for routine coupling between wave and ocean models via exchange of water level, currents, Stokes drift, near-bottom velocities, and momentum fluxes, and validation of these coupled wave-ocean systems using observational data (collaborations with Dr. Tim Campbell, NRL 7322, and others); (5) implementing a consistent framework for momentum exchanges between atmospheric, ocean, and wave models in the coupled modeling system (collaborations with Dr. Jay Veeramony, NRL 7322, and others); (6) studying air-sea interaction processes in which surface waves are important using combined wave modeling and passive microwave radiometry; (7) development of rogue wave probabilities as an output quantity from phase-resolving models (work led by Dr. Mark Orzech, NRL 7322); and (8) building a forecast system for the bottom boundary layer (seafloor) with specific attention to sand ripples (work led by Dr. Allison Penko, NRL 7434) .

 

key words
Atmospheric-marine boundary layer; Coastal zones; Currents (marine); Marine geochemistry; Marine hydrodynamics; Ocean models;

Eligibility

Citizenship:  Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents
Level:  Open to Postdoctoral applicants

Stipend

Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation
$86,962.00 $3,000.00
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