MSEAS re-analyses for the AWACS-SW06 Exercise in the Middle Atlantic Bight Region
May 7, 2013

Pierre F.J. Lermusiaux, Patrick J. Haley, Jr., Wayne G. Leslie, Chris Mirabito

The table below contains links to 42 day-long re-analysis ocean fields (computed in May 2013) estimated for the 2006 AWACS-SW06 exercise in the Middle Atlantic Bight Region. The re-analysis fields are the output of a nested, data-assimilative dynamical model simulation carried out using our MSEAS system for the time period 14 August - 25 September, 2006.

Note: There are two type of output files for each model domain, with different orientations for the velocity components:

Along Grid
the velocities are oriented along the grids. i.e. "Zonal" (U) components are at 60 degrees counter-clockwise from East, approximately along-shore; while "Meridional" (V) components are at 60 degrees counter-clockwise from North, approximately across-shelf.
Geographic
the velocities are expressed as true zonal and meridional components.

NetCDF files
SW06 Domain
522×447km
3km resolution
Along Grid MIT_sw06_07may2013_2006081400_2006092422_01h.nc.gz
Geographic MIT_sw06_07may2013_geo_2006081400_2006092422_01h.nc.gz
AW06 Domain
172×155km
1km resolution
Along Grid MIT_aw06_07may2013_2006081400_2006092422_01h.nc.gz
Geographic MIT_aw06_07may2013_geo_2006081400_2006092422_01h.nc.gz

SW06 Domain

AW06 Domain

To extract data from these files in Matlab, we have these tools.

To plot data from these files in Matlab, we have these tools.

The file names are interpreted as follows:

                                            output
        reanalysis     simulation          temporal
        identifier     start time         resolution
         vvvvvvvvv     vvvvvvvvvv            vvv
MIT_sw06_07may2013_geo_2006081400_2006092422_01h.nc.gz
    ^^^^           ^^^            ^^^^^^^^^^
   domain        velocity         simulation
 identifier    orientation         end time

where the velocity orientation is:
"Geographic" if _geo is present in the file name
"Along Grid" otherwise