Global HYCOM and Advanced Data Assimilation

• Main Authors: Hurlburt, Harley E, Rhodes, Robert C, Jacobs, Gregg A
• Other Authors: NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS DETACHMENT STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; *OCEAN MODELS; PREDICTIONS; SHALLOW WATER; HYCOM(HYBRID COORDINATE OCEAN MODEL); DATA ASSIMILATION; EQUATORIAL RESOLUTION; Arctic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA626979; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA626979

The long-term goal is to use a HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) with data assimilation in an eddy-resolving, fully global ocean prediction system with transition to the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) at .08 equatorial resolution in 2006 and with .04 resolution by the end of the decade. Equatorial resolution of .08 (.04 ) increases from 9 km (4.4 km) at the equator to 6 km (3 km) at 47 latitude. A bipolar PanAm grid covers the Arctic. At 47 N it matches the spherical grid covering the rest of the global ocean. The model will include shallow water to a minimum depth of 10- 20 m and will provide boundary conditions to finer resolution coastal models that may use HYCOM or a different ocean model.