Operational Modeling and Data Assimilation Studies of the North Atlantic and The Coastal Zone

Abstract

Our long term goals are to improve the modeling and prediction capabilities of numerical ocean models and data assimilation systems in support of operational coastal and ocean forecasting. We wish to systematically evaluate the skill of basin-scale and coastal ocean models, in producing the observed climatologies and variabilities of the North Atlantic Ocean. We also wish to test data assimilation methodologies, in particular those involving satellite-derived surface data, in order to improve the skill of nowcasting and forecasting meso-scale features in the open ocean, in the Gulf Stream region and the coastal zone.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA551552

Entities

People

  • George L. Mellor
  • Tal Ezer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altimeters
  • Assimilation
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Boundaries
  • Climatology
  • Delphi Method
  • Diffusion
  • Grids
  • Gulf Stream
  • High Resolution
  • Low Resolution
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Oceans
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Sea Level
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Space