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Northeast Atlantic
P29 - ECOOP POL Coastal Laboratory
Liverpool Bay - domain and topography Domain
Focus is Liverpool Bay in the eastern Irish Sea.
Objectives
Real-time monitoring and nowcasting/prediction system. For understanding a shelf sea's response to anthropogenic and climate change. To provide scientific underpinning for coastal zone management.
Customers:
NERC, NCOF, Mersey Dock Company, JNCC
Funding aspects:
NERC, Cefas (Defra), Met Office, EU
Downscaling strategy
Modelling strategy:
A set of one-way nested 3-dimensional models (hydrodynamic and coupled ecosystem) from the Atlantic into Liverpool Bay.
Forcings:
Open boundary forcing for Atlantic Margin Model from FOAM (6h); atmospheric forcing from Met Office NWP system (3h)
Variables estimated:
Lateral boundary river data provided by combination of daily climatology and daily real-time runoff.
Prediction range:
Nowcasting and 36h forecasting
| Why does this project need large-scale estimates? | To provide the oceanic influence on the NW European Shelf. We use FOAM N Atlantic model data for boundary conditions. Downscaling into Liverpool Bay provided through one-way nesting utilizing radiation condition for the barotropic forcing (including specification of tides) and a relaxation condition for baroclinic forcing. 3-dimensional temperature, salinity, currents and surface elevation derived from the rigid lid pressure (6h). |
| Through which Modelling/Assimilation Center? | Met Office / Mersae / POL |
| Does project have a verification/validation strategy which can help assess the impact of large-scale estimates? | The model outputs are routinely compared to satellite SST, in-situ moorings (Coastal Observatory, Cefas Smartbuoy), Irish Sea ferry measurements. |
Project status
Started in 2002, ongoing.
Website: http://cobs.pol.ac.uk
(Last Updated: 17-01-2008)