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 some of the technology planned for transition to the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) for use with 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, 2002
Accession Number
ADA626595

Entities

People

  • Clark D. Rowley
  • James A. Cummings

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arabian Sea
  • Assimilation
  • Configuration Management
  • Data Analysis
  • Errors
  • Indian Ocean
  • Military Research
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Quality Control
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Shallow Water
  • Statistics
  • Surface Temperature
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Water Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers