Hydrographic data from the OPTOMA program
Subtitle: OPTOMA22 : 27 July -5 August 1986 / by Melissa L. Ciandro, Paul  A. Wittmann, Arlene A. Bird, Christopher N.K. Mooers
Contributors: Wittman, Paul A.; Bird, Arlene A.; Mooers, C. N. K.(Christopher N. K.).; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dept. of Oceanography
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 41
Subjects: SEA WATER; OCEAN CURRENTS; EDDIES(FLUID MECHANICS)
Other titles: NPS-68-86-012.
Description: The OPTOMA (Ocean Prediction Through Observation, Modeling and Analysis)      Program, a joint NPS/Harvard program sponsored by ONR, seeks to understand the      mesoscale (fronts, eddies, and jets) variability and dynamics of the California Current      System and to determine the scientific limits to practical mesoscale ocean forecasting. To      help carry out the aims of this project, a series of cruises has been planned in two      subdomains, NOCAL and CENCAL. The cruise, OPTOMA22, was undertaken during      the period 27 July to 5 August 1986, on the USNS De STEIGUER, and sampled a      domain approximately 240km square centered about 280km off the coast between Pt.      Arena and Cape Mendocino. Oceanographic stations were occupied during the period      27 July to 5 August at approximately 18km along each track.
Notes: Title from cover.

"NPS-68-86-012."

"December 1986."

AD A176 639.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 36).

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