Data Assimilation and Ocean Data Quality Control Upgrades in SWAFS

Abstract

The goal of this project is to improve the forecast performance of shallow-water and limited-area ocean forecast systems through improvement in ocean data analysis and assimilation techniques. The Shallow Water Analysis and Forecast System (SWAFS) is the operational ocean nowcast/forecast system at the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO). The objective of this project is to improve the forecast skill of SWAFS by integrating into the NAVOCEANO system the ocean data assimilation component developed for the Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS). The ocean data quality control, analysis, and assimilation components of SWAFS will be upgraded.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2003
Accession Number
ADA618384

Entities

People

  • Clark D. Rowley
  • James A. Cummings

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assimilation
  • Chi Square Test
  • Configuration Management
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Errors
  • Information Science
  • Military Research
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Quality Control
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Shallow Water
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Surface Temperature
  • Three Dimensional
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Coastal Oceanography