Front Resolving Observational Network with Telemetry (FRONT)
Abstract
We are developing an observation and prediction system for a dynamically complex region of the coastal ocean. Our long-term goal is to implement and test a data-assimilative observation system that mitigates effects of undersampling, and allows forecasting of physical and biological fields. Data-assimilative models (physical and biological) will provide an integral part of the system. The models will assimilate data from a variety of in situ and remote sensors. A wireless communications network will telemeter data to shore in real time. We are installing the Front Resolving Observational Network with Telemetry (FRONT) on a portion of continental shelf south of the eastern end of Long Island, New York (Figure 1A, below). Historical observations indicate that variable bathymetry and strong tides interact with energetic wind- and buoyancy-forced motions to produce recurring fronts. For example, Figure 1A shows SeaWiFS chlorophyll concentration (yellow high, blue low) with a sharp gradient in the middle of the FRONT site (the square subdomain). Our objective is to develop and test the observation system in this complex dynamical regime.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA609778
Entities
People
- Cabell S. Davis
- Dan Codiga
- Heidi M Sosik
- James O'donnell
- John M Marshall
- Michael J. Follows
- Philip S. Bogden
- Scott M. Gallager
- Sonya A. Legg
Organizations
- University of Connecticut