Overview:
The ocean is simply too big to monitor on a continuous basis. It was, is and will likely remain largely undersampled. In situ data are too expensive and cannot yield a realistic monitoring alternative, whereas satellite remote sensing is helping us to fill the gaps, but they miss small-scale phenomena and the vertical structure of the ocean. Ocean numerical models can deliver endless cost effective amounts of data. However, they are only as good as their validated configurations, but if reliable can increase our ability to comprehend ocean processes, monitor them, and (to a limited extent) predict their future state. In this project we aim to setup a configuration for coastal Internal Solitary Waves, which can be easily used to reproduce observations and investigate their dynamics and possible implications in coastal biogeochemical processes.