From Weather to Wave Response: An End-to-End Process for Bringing Environmental Data to Distributed Simulations.
Abstract
As part of the DMSO-sponsored "Representational Resources Integration Experiment" (RRlE), NRL teamed with the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAAV) Technology Center to explore moving real ocean surf data through a Distributed Simulation network to a JointSAF representation of the AAAV which had been made dynamically responsive to ocean surface waves. In a multi-stage process, (1) surf conditions of interest were identified, (2) historical data were searched for matching conditions, (3) a series of surf models provided hindcasts for the identified time and region, (4) the data were served to the JointSAF system, and (5) the wave response of the AAAV model was measured. Providing consistent surf data involved searches of surf buoy data, use of the NORAPS weather forecast model, wave and surf models including WAM, STWAVE, and SURF96, and the Total Atmosphere and Ocean Server Surf Receivers. Consistency was ensured from model to model. The AAAV model had to be modified to make it respond properly to waves, some minor software was built to measure the response, and the newest versions of JointSAF and TAOS were needed to complete the process. Significant challenges were encountered at each step. This paper details these challenges and explains the steps we went through to get "from weather to wave response."
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA369398
Entities
People
- Kasl B. Washburn
- Paul Maassel
- Richard Allard
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory