TODS BioCast User Manual, Forecasting 3D Satellite Derived Optical Properties Using Eulerian Advection Procedure, Version 1.0

Abstract

BioCast is a software package designed to forecast the surface bio-optical components of the ocean. This software is a single component of the Tactical Oceanographic Data System (TODS) delivered to the Naval Oceanographic Office. BioCast is an automated system for producing forecasts of oceanic bio-optical properties. It produces hourly forecasts up to n hours by coupling Automated Optical Processing System (AOPS) produced bio-optical products with Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM) ocean current products to predict how the current models will affect the future optical environment. The system is designed to be easily configured and to run in an automated fashion. This document describes the theoretical background of the forecasting technique as well as the configuration and operation of the system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 17, 2015
Accession Number
ADA619558

Entities

People

  • Jason K. Jolliff
  • Sean Mccarthy
  • Sherwin D. Ladner

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Identification Systems
  • Military Research
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Operating Systems
  • Optical Processing
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Quality Control
  • Remote Sensing
  • Satellite Imaging
  • Shell Scripts
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computer Science.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers

Technology Areas

  • Space