Impact of Glider Data Assimilation on the Monterey Bay Model

Abstract

Glider observations were essential components of the observational program in the Autonomous Ocean Sampling Network (AOSN-II) experiment in the Monterey Bay area during summer of 2003. This paper is focused on the impact of the assimilation of glider temperature and salinity observations on the Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM) predictions of surface and subsurface properties. The modeling system consists of an implementation of the NCOM model using a curvilinear, orthogonal grid with 1 -4 km resolution, with finest resolution around the bay. The model receives open boundary conditions from a regional (9 km resolution) NCOM implementation for the California Current System, and surface fluxes from the Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS) atmospheric model at 3 km resolution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA503611

Entities

People

  • Clark D. Rowley
  • David Fratantoni
  • Francisco Chaves
  • Igor G. Shulman
  • James A. Cummings
  • James D. Doyle
  • John Kindle
  • Paul J. Martin
  • Russ E. Davis
  • Sergio Derada
  • Stephanie C. Anderson
  • Steve Ramp

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assimilation
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • California
  • Grids
  • High Performance Computing
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Salinity
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Temperature
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Water Masses
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy