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Ocean Data Analysis/Reanalysis

Major global ocean data analysis/reanalysis activities

Projects
Sponsoring Agency
Model
Primary Goal
NOPP (NASA, NOAA, NSF)

MITOGCM, near-global,1 - 0.3 , 23-46 levels

Climate research
NASA
MITO GCM, global, coupled to sea ice model; 1/6 - 1/8, 50 levels
Climate research
NSF, NASA
POP, global, 0.4-0.25, 50 levels
Climate research
NOAA
MOM3, near global, 1-0.3, 40 levels
Initialization of operational ENSO forecasts
NOAA
MOM4, near global, 1-0.3, 50 levels
Climate research, initialization of coupled model
NASA
Poseidon quasi-isopyncal model, near global, 5/8 x 1/3, 27 layers
Climate research, initialization of coupled model
NOPP (ONR, NOAA)
Hybrid coordinate model, global, 1/12, 26 layers
Mesoscale ocean nowcast; Navy operation

 

Project
Data Assimilated
Assimilation Method
Product Availability
Most satellite & in-situ data Kalman filter/smoother; adjoint (4DVAR) 1992 - present (both for adjoint and KF); ECCO servers
Starte with satellite SSH, SST, wind & in-situ T profiles Greens Function; adjoint Not yet available
T & S profiles, satellite SSH & SST Optimal interpolation 1940s-present UM IRI, IPRC servers
T profiles, satellite SSH & SST 3DVAR 1980 - present
T profiles, satellite SSH & SST 3DVAR 1980 - present; GFDL server
T & S profiles, satellite SSH & SST 3dVAR; ensemble Kalman filter 1993 - present
Satellite SSH 3DVAR; Kalman filter Global product not yet available

 

In addition, the Naval Research Laboratory has an assimilation project for realtime ocean nowcasting/forecasting.

 

Announcements

First Circular Announcement for WCRP Open Science Conference October 2011

7-9 June 2010 - US CLIVAR Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Annual Meeting (Miami, FL)

International CLIVAR seeks new Director - closing date 29 March 2010.

17-19 March 2010 - High Latitude Surface Flux Workshop in conjunction with SEAFLUX (Boulder, CO)

Postdocs Applying Climate Expertise(PACE) seeking Organizational Partners

PSMI Publication on Best Practices for Process Studies released and has reached #6 on AMS most viewed list. (BAMS, July 2009)

 

 

 

More Announcements

Science Tidbits    

February 2010

YOTC-GS Alpha Prototype for Satellite data has been released to the public

14 August 2009 - Past Atlantic Hurricanes linked to Climate Change

10 August 2009 - Climate models confirm more moisture in atmosphere attributed to humans

 

 

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