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North America West Coast
P10 - CoBIOPP / CoNESTS
Project name, acronym
NRL Core projects CoBIOPP and CoNESTS
Domain
US West coast from 30°N to 50°N; High resolution Monterey bay Models; Gulf of Mexico
Objectives
To evaluate the relative influence of HYCOM and NCOM GODAE boundary conditions on the circulation of the US west coast as represented by a suite of nested models, including coupled bio-physical models; to evaluate HYCOM as a coastal model; to evaluate HYCOM as a host for coastal ecosystem models
Type:
Reanalysis, research
Operational objectives:
potential real-time modeling system
Downscaling strategy
Use of Global HYCOM and Global NCOM to provide boundary values to a suite of nested models ranging from regional (entire US west coast) to local (Monterey Bay)
Modeling strategy:
Regional HYCOM at 9km and 4km resolution and Multi-nested NCOM, ranging from 9km to 5km for finest Monterey Bay model
Forcings:
COAMPS fields provided by J. Doyle (NRL Monterey), ranging in resolution from 27km to 3 km
Variables estimated:
3-dimensional T,S,u,v,ssh
Prediction range:
2003-present for use of Global HYCOM; 1999-present for use of Global NCOM
| Why does this project need large-scale estimates? | Initial and boundary conditions |
| What particular GODAE estimates does this project use, how often, etc.? | Daily Global HYCOM and NCOM fields |
| Through which Modelling/Assimilation Center? | NRL-Stennis |
| Does project have a verification/validation strategy which can help assess the impact of large-scale estimates? | A variety of model-data comparisons and metrics. |
Project status
Boundary conditions for HYCOM to HYCOM and HYCOM to NCOM developed and tested. Presently awaiting global HYCOM with data assimilation for appropriate boundary values. Multi-nested NCOM developed and tested; running in real-time using NCOM boundary conditions. Development of regional HYCOM model that is consistent with Global HYCOM is under development.
(Last Updated: 17-01-2008)