Physical-Biological-Optics Model Development and Simulation for the Monterey Bay, California

Abstract

1) To improve performance of the coupled physical-biological model, which is based on the Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM) and Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS) for the California Current System (CCS); 2) To incorporate optical variables into the improved coupled 3D physical-biological model for the CCS; 3) To use these variables to drive a radiative transfer model (EcoLight) that will simulate and predict the subsurface light field as well as the ocean's color; 4) To conduct NCOM-biological-optical model simulations for the Monterey Bay for the period of the intensive field experiments, such as BioSpace in Monterey Bay 2008 (June 2008), and use the biooptical measurements to constrain and improve the model performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA516870

Entities

People

  • Emmanuel S. Boss
  • Fei Chai

Organizations

  • University of Maine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Backscattering
  • California
  • Coefficients
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Optical Properties
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Particles
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scattering
  • Simulations
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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