Lecture

Physics Colloquium

Brian Arbic (University of Michigan)

“Frontiers in high-resolution numerical modeling of the ocean”

ABSTRACT:

This talk will begin with brief overviews of physical oceanography (the discipline concerned with the motions of the ocean), physical oceanographic observations, and numerical ocean modeling. We will then describe a U.S. Navy-funded project which has occupied me and several collaborators for several years. We have constructed the first global model to simultaneously contain both atmospherically- and tidally-forced oceanic motions at high horizontal resolution. We will describe several operational and scientific applications of this new model, including its use in the planning of the coming wide-swath satellite altimeter mission.

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
4:10 – 5:00 PM*
340 West Hall – UM Central Campus
*Refreshments served prior to lecture @ 3:45pm in 337 West Hall

(across hall from lecture room)