Surface current dynamics under sea breeze conditions observed by simultaneous HF radar, ADCP and drifter measurements

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作者
Sentchev, Alexei [1 ]
Forget, Philippe [2 ]
Fraunie, Philippe [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lille, Univ Littoral Cote Opale, CNRS, Lab Oceanol & Geosci,UMR 8187 LOG, F-62930 Wimereux, France
[2] Univ Toulon & Var, Univ Aix Marseille, CNRS, INSU,Mediterranean Inst Oceanog,IRD,UM110 La Gran, Toulon, France
关键词
Surface current; HF radar; Velocity profiles; Boundary layer dynamics; HIGH-FREQUENCY RADAR; CIRCULATION; RESOLUTION; NETWORK; MODELS; SYSTEM; REGION;
D O I
10.1007/s10236-017-1035-6
中图分类号
P7 [海洋学];
学科分类号
0707 ;
摘要
Ocean surface boundary layer dynamics off the southern coast of France in the NW Mediterranean is investigated by using velocity observations by high-frequency (HF) radars, surface drifting buoys and a downward-looking drifting acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP). The analysis confirms that velocities measured by HF radars correspond to those observed by an ADCP at the effective depth z(f) = k(-1), where k is wavenumber of the radio wave emitted by the radar. The radials provided by the radars were in a very good agreement with in situ measurements, with the relative errors of 1 and 9 % and root mean square (RMS) differences of 0.02 and 0.04 m/s for monostatic and bistatic radar, respectively. The total radar-based velocities appeared to be slightly underestimated in magnitude and somewhat biased in direction. At the end of the survey period, the difference in the surface current direction, based on HF radar and ADCP data, attained 10 degrees. It was demonstrated that the surface boundary layer dynamics cannot be reconstructed successfully without taking into the account velocity variation with depth. A significant misalignment of similar to 30 degrees caused by the sea breeze was documented between the HF radar (HFR-derived) surface current and the background current. It was also found that the ocean response to a moderate wind forcing was confined to the 4-m-thick upper layer. The respective Ekman current attained the maximum value of 0.15 m/s, and the current rotation was found to be lagging the wind by approximately 40 min, with the current vector direction being 15-20 degrees to the left of the wind. The range of velocity variability due to wind forcing was found comparable with the magnitude of the background current variability.
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