U.S. GODALE: Global Ocean Prediction With the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model

Abstract

The long term goal of this project is to use HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) with data assimilation in an eddy-resolving, fully global ocean prediction system with transition to the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) at .08 equatorial (~7 km mid-latitude) resolution in 2007 and .04 resolution in 2011. The model will include shallow water and provide boundary conditions to finer resolution coastal and regional models that may use HYCOM or a different model. In addition, HYCOM will be coupled to atmospheric, ice and bio-chemical models, with transition to the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) for the coupled ocean-atmosphere prediction. One objective is to participate in the multinational Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) and international GODAE-related ocean prediction system intercomparison projects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA475449

Entities

People

  • Harley E. Hurlburt

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Grids
  • Gulf Stream
  • High Performance Computing
  • Military Research
  • Ocean Currents
  • Ocean Observing Systems
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Sea Level
  • Simulations
  • Terrain
  • Terrain Following
  • Topography
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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