U.S. GODAE: Global Ocean Prediction with the Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM)
Abstract
performance and application of eddy-resolving, real-time global and basin-scale ocean prediction systems using the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM). These systems are to be transitioned for operational use by the U.S. Navy at both the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), Stennis Space Center, MS, and the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC), Monterey, CA, and by NOAA at the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), Washington, D.C. inexpensive, data assimilation techniques for assimilation of satellite altimeter sea surface height (SSH) and sea surface temperature (SST) as well as in-situ temperature, salinity, and float displacement. The partnership represents a truly broad spectrum of the oceanographic community, bringing together academia, federal agencies, and industry/commercial entities, spanning modeling, data assimilation, data management and serving, observational capabilities, and application of HYCOM prediction system outputs. The institutions participating in this Partnership have long histories of supporting and carrying out a wide range of oceanographic and ocean prediction-related research and data management. All institutions are committed to validating an operational hybrid-coordinate ocean model that combines the strengths of the vertical coordinates used in the present generation of ocean models by placing them where they perform best. This collaborative partnership provides an opportunity to leverage and accelerate the efforts of existing and planned projects, in order to produce a higher quality product that will collectively better serve a wider range of users than would the individual projects. In addition to operational eddy-resolving global and basin-scale ocean prediction systems for the U.S. Navy and NOAA, respectively, this project offers an outstanding opportunity for NOAA-Navy collaboration and cooperation ranging from research to the operational level.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA527177
Entities
People
- Eric. P. Chassignet
Organizations
- Florida State University