GODAE is sponsored by
The CSS projects
North America West Coast
P11 - CODAE California / Monterey Bay
Project name, acronym
CODAE California
Domain
Central California Coast
Objectives
To evaluate the relative influence of ECCO GODAE boundary conditions on circulation metrics of the Central California Coast.
Type:
Reanalysis, scenario-testing, assessment of observational networks, research
Downscaling strategy
To move from West Coast, 10 km model-scale to 3 and then to 1 km scale. Inner model nest extends from Big Sur to Pt. Arena.
Modeling strategy:
Triply nested ROMS configuration. Nesting presently carried out offline.
Forcings:
COAMPS 3km fields provided by J. Doyle (NRL Monterey)
Variables estimated:
3-dimensional T,S,u,v,ssh
Prediction range:
2002 - 2004
| Why does this project need large-scale estimates? | Initial and boundary conditions |
| What particular GODAE estimates does this project use, how often, etc.? | ECCO GODAE, monthly. In the future, we will most likely need daily output. |
| Through which Modelling/Assimilation Center? | MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| Does project have a verification/validation strategy which can help assess the impact of large-scale estimates? | (1) Adjoint Sensitivity (2) Ensemble Predictions (3) Analysis of Representer functions. |
Project status
Forward model successfully implemented with GODAE boundary conditions and COAMPS surface forcing. 4D-variational assimilation of SST and SSH and sensitivity studies are underway.
(Last Updated: 11-03-2008)