Evaluation of NOGAPS Forcing Data for PIPS 3.0

• Main Author: Schweiger, Axel J.
• Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE APPLIED PHYSICS LAB
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Meteorology; Computer Programming and Software; *PREDICTIONS; *ICE FORECASTING; *ATMOSPHERICS; COMPUTER PROGRAMS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; VARIABLES; NAVAL OPERATIONS; CLIMATOLOGY; WIND STRESS; *NOGAPS MODEL; NOGAPS(NAVY OPERATIONAL GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC PREDICTION SYSTEM); SHEBA(SURFACE HEAT BUDGET OF THE ARCTIC EXPERIMENT); DSF(DOWNWELLING SHORTWAVE FLUXES); DLF(DOWNWELLING LONGWAVE FLUXES); PIPS 3.0; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING FIELDS; SEA ICE MODEL; SURFACE PRESSURE; DATA ASSIMILATION; Arctic; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA403908; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA403908

Operational requirements dictate the use of NOGAPS forcing fields for the PIPS ice forecasting system. This study provides an assessment of the NOGAPS model output as a suitable source for atmospheric forcing fields for PIPS 3.0. Included in the study is an assessment of the errors in some of the most critical model variables. --Original contains color plates: All DTIC reproductions will be in black and white.