Data Assimilation for the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere System
Abstract
LONG-TERM GOALS. The long term goal of this project is to make substantial advances on the description and prediction of the North Atlantic basin's (NAB's) circulation at eddy-resolving scales and short-to-medium times (days-to-months). OBJECTIVES. In the past year (1 November 1996 - 31 October 1997) our objectives were to evaluate the ocean model and develop data-assimilation methodology. A longer-term objective was to carry out theoretical studies aimed at enhancing the ocean model's simulation and prediction capabilities when coupled to an atmospheric general circulation model (GCM). The work is being continued under a new award, for \Coupled Data Assimilation and Prediction for the North Atlantic Basin," started on 1 April 1997, and will include data-assimilation and prediction experiments using a fully coupled model that consists of the NAB oceanic GCM (OGCM) and a global atmospheric GCM (AGCM).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA635171
Entities
People
- Carlos R. Mechoso
- Kayo Ide
- Michael Ghil
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles