Earth System Prediction Capability (ESPC) Initial Operational Capability (IOC) Deterministic System

Abstract

The Navy Earth System Prediction Capability (ESPC) is a coupled model that includes the NAVGEM atmospheric global forecast model, the HYCOM ocean model, and CICE sea ice model coupled together using the Earth System Modeling Framework. This report details the testing and validation of this system running in deterministic mode, which is a single forecast and data assimilation run beginning in December of 2016 and continuing throughout the calendar year of 2017. This validation and testing report is part of the delivery of the Initial Operational Capability (IOC) to the Navy and can be used to help guide decisions on operational promotion of the Navy ESPC system, which has been designed to provide consistent, high-quality global environmental information for Navy and DoD operations at lead times from weeks to months.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 17, 2019
Accession Number
AD1090615

Entities

People

  • Benjamin Ruston
  • Carolyn Reynolds
  • Edward Joseph Metzger
  • Jay F. Shriver
  • Joel Feldmeier
  • Mark Cobb
  • Matt Janiga
  • Tim Whitcomb

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altimeters
  • Arabian Sea
  • Boundary Layer
  • Convection
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Global Navigation Satellite Systems
  • Grids
  • Gulf Stream
  • Isotherms
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Surface Temperature
  • Terrain
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers