U.S. GODAE: Global Ocean Prediction with the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model

Abstract

Use the 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 1/12 deg equatorial (~7 km mid-latitude) resolution in 2008 and 1/25 deg resolution in 2012. 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 coupled ocean-atmosphere prediction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA534007

Entities

People

  • Harley E. Hurlburt

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assimilation
  • Boundaries
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Deep Water
  • Grids
  • Gulf Stream
  • High Performance Computing
  • Latitude
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Ridges
  • Shallow Water
  • Simulations
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • Transitions
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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