User's Manual for the Polar Ice Prediction System (PIPS) Version 3.0

• Main Authors: Posey, Pamela G., Smedstad, Lucy F., Preller, Ruth H., Metzger, E. J., Carroll, Suzanne N.
• Other Authors: NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Snow; Ice and Permafrost; Computer Programming and Software; Fluid Mechanics; *ARCTIC OCEAN; *OCEAN MODELS; *COMPUTER PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION; *SEA ICE; ICE BREAKUP; ICEBERGS; ICE FORECASTING; OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA; METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; WIND; HEAT FLUX; PIPS(POLAR ICE PREDICTION SYSTEM); PE0602435N; 73-6057-08-5; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Bering Sea; Okhotsk; Pacific; Ice; Iceberg*; permafrost; Sea ice; ice covered areas
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA508061; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA508061

The Polar Ice Prediction System (PIPS) Version 3.0 is a dynamic sea-ice model that forecasts conditions in all sea-ice covered areas in the northern hemisphere (down to 30 degrees north in latitude). It has a horizontal resolution of approximately 9 km. The vertical resolution in the model has been set at 45 levels so that Arctic shelves, continental slopes, and submarine ridges are accurately represented. Currently, the domain includes the Irminger, Labrador, North, and Baltic Seas on the Atlantic side and the Bering Sea, Sea of Japan, and the Sea of Okhotsk on the Pacific. The PIPS 3.0 system is based on the Los Alamos ice model and coupled (via file transfer) to the operational, global Navy Coastal Ocean Model (gNCOM). The system forecasts daily ice thickness, concentration, and drift in the Arctic Ocean. This report documents the setup and execution of the PIPS 3.0 system. Prepared in collaboration with Planning Systems, Inc., Stennis Space Center, MS. The original document contains color images.