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Chief Scientist

Dr. Ed Creegan – DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

Principal Investigators

Dr. Harindra Joseph Fernando, University of Notre Dame; Dr. Clive Dorman, University of California, San Diego; Dr. Eric Pardyjak, University of Utah; Dr. Lian Shen, University of Minnesota; Dr. Qing Wang, Naval Postgraduate School

Call

Modular Ocean Research Infrastructure — Initial Development and Demonstration (2022)

Vessel

PSV Atlantic Condor, Atlantic Towing Ltd.

Dates

  • Mobilization:  June 26-July 2, 2022
  • Offshore: July 3-29, 2022
  • De-mobilization: July 30-August 4, 2022
The objectives of the FATIMA project are to understand and quantify the intricate interplay between processes underlying the lifecycles of marine sea, and represent them in forecasting models. These objectives will be accomplished via
  1. Deploying leading-edge instrumentation, including novel measurement technologies, to probe from synoptic to fog-spawning smallest scale of turbulent motions (Kolmogorov K scales).
  2. Theoretical/numerical analyses that push frontiers of two-phase turbulence, especially non-linear dynamics of turbulence-droplets interactions.
  3. Delving into droplet microphysics, thermodynamics, ocean-surface processes and large-scale forcing.
  4. Developing microphysical parameterizations for NWP models to help improve the prediction of visibility; and
  5. Understanding and modeling the impacts of fog and turbulence on electro-optical (EO) propagation.
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