North Atlantic Modeling with Multi-Layer Primitive Equation Models: DAMEE-NAB

• Main Author: Chassignet, Eric P.
• Other Authors: ROSENSTIEL SCHOOL OF MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE MIAMI FL DIV OF METEOROLOGY AND PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Numerical Mathematics; *EQUATIONS; *NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; *OCEAN MODELS; FORECASTING; KALMAN FILTERING; BUOYANCY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; BASINS(GEOGRAPHIC); WIND; OCEAN CURRENTS; COASTAL REGIONS; MICOM(MIAMI ISOPYCNIC COORDINATE OCEAN MODEL); DATA ASSIMILATION; EKF(EXTENDED KALMAN FILTERS); GMRF(GAUSS MARKOV RANDOM FIELDS); SST(SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE); North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA539871; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA539871

The long-term goal is to perform a realistic, fully eddy-resolving, wind-and buoyancy-forced numerical simulation of the North Atlantic basin with the Miami Isopycnic Coordinate Ocean Model (MICOM) (Bleck and Chassignet, 1994) with data assimilation capabilities. Objectives are: a) To evaluate the model's performance in reproducing the oceanic circulation, with a special focus on the coastal regions; b) To evaluate the model's forecast skills and usefulness in providing boundary conditions for regional models. See also ADM002252.