south atlantic bight limited area model
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South Atlantic Bight Limited Area Model. UNC. Thayer School of Engineering Dartmouth College. a consumer of IC’s/BC’s from HYCOM. Brian Blanton, Cisco Werner, Harvey Seim Dan Lynch. Gulf Stream. UNC’s South Atlantic Bight Limited Area Model. Initialization Climatology HYCOM/GODAE. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
19 Aug, 2003, HYCOMWashington, DC
South Atlantic Bight Limited Area Model
Brian Blanton, Cisco Werner, Harvey SeimDan Lynch
a consumer of IC’s/BC’s from HYCOM
Thayer School of EngineeringDartmouth College
19 Aug, 2003, HYCOMWashington, DC
UNC’s South Atlantic Bight Limited Area Model
NCEP Eta 12km
Remote BC’sADCIRC, HYCOM
Limited Area ModelData Assimilation Loop
(Quoddy/Casco FEM)
Gather OBSADCP, Pressure,
CODARWeb PublishNOWCASTFORECAST
Initialization•Climatology
•HYCOM/GODAE
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Limited Area Model
• High-res finite element, Baroclinic (Quoddy)
• Assimilation of Vbar, water level (adjoint of Quoddy)
• Real-time forecasting of coastal ocean state
• Need IC’s and OBC’s for T,S and “Remote” water level for Limited area region
Coastal Detail
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SABLAM Observations
East Coast Domain for Tidal/Wind-Driven BCs for Limited-Area Mesh
Nested SABLAM Mesh for Hindcast/Forecast System
Obs. Locations:
Water Level
ADCP
NC
SC
GA
FL
3000m
1000m
200m
50m
25m
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SABLAM Operational Example•10-13 Dec 2002•Strong Southward Winds•Assim of WL from Ft. PL, St Sim•Assim of Vbar from R2, R6
Prior Posterior
•Post-Prior•Weak poleward flow missing in Prior•Cross-shelf slope•Is this the G.S.?•Can Hycom Compensate
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HYCOM Transects
Blake Plateau
29N
31N
33N
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“Coupling” to HYCOM in SAB
• Technical/Procedural Questions:– Mapping HYCOM TS to regional
grids; very different scales– Vertical grid, particularly @
shelfbreak– Frequency of HYCOM nowcasts– Impact on assimilation system
• Scientific Questions:– Low-freq sealevel variability as
related to GS transport, a la Blaha, Sturges, e.g.
– Mid-shelf TS comparisons to SABSOON towers
– Charleston Bump Dynamics Deflection atCharlestonBump
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THE END
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HYCOM Mixed Layer Temp, UVbar
Deflection atCharlestonBump
SABLAMFEM Boundary
10 Feb ‘03
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ADCPWaterLevel