Understanding Predictability of the Ocean

Abstract

The long-term scientific goals of this research project are: 1. To develop an understanding of how some observations affect ocean predictability. 2. To further develop the state-of-the-art ROMS 4D-Var by extending the observational types and applications. 3. To gain experience and develop ideas for the limitations to the predictability of oceanic processes. 4. To train a new generation of students in data assimilation and ROMS. 5. As a YIP award, to strengthen the early career and build the research path for myself as young faculty. The primary objectives of this project are: (i) explore the capabilities of a real-time ocean state estimation and prediction system; (ii) to assess how particular observations may affect predictability; and, (iii) to compare these results with full ocean-state estimates generated from the psi EX acoustic experiment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA542430

Entities

People

  • Brian A Powell

Organizations

  • University of HawaiĘ»i System

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Tomography
  • Assimilation
  • Boundaries
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Grids
  • Internal Waves
  • Measurement
  • Ocean Observing Systems
  • Oceans
  • Philippine Sea
  • Ridges
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Surface Temperature
  • Terrain
  • Topography

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers