Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone – April 16 - May 9, 2021
P.F.J. Lermusiaux, P.J. Haley, C. Mirabito, W.H. Ali, M. Doshi MSEAS |
T. Peacock, C.M. Royo, R. Ouillon, S. El Mousadik MIT ENDLab |
Real-time modeling Data sources |
Image courtesy DSM Observer |
Center for Ocean Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Deep Sea Mining Project Main Page
The Deep Sea Mining Real-Time Sea Experiment occurs in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone from April 16 to May 9, 2021.
Our MIT-MSEAS group specific objectives for the trial are to: (i) forecast the regional multi-resolution ocean fields using our MIT-MSEAS PE modeling system; (ii) utilize these fields and our Lagrangian methods to forecast plumes, Lagrangian transports, and coherent sets; and (iii) provide quantitative guidance on ocean dynamics, optimal sediment plume deployments, and optimal adaptive sampling. We thank all of the team members for their inputs and collaboration.
Real-time MSEAS Forecasting
- MSEAS Ocean Forecasts
Nowcast and Forecast Products
with dynamics descriptions
The plume concentrations are normalized for a point source with a concentration of 1. The point source is also assumed to have a flow rate of 0.56 m3/s.Analyses and Forecasts Issued On April 2021 May 2021 Belgian Mining Area German Mining Area 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 26 30 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 Ocean Physics Horizontal Maps Central Forecast X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Mean and Uncertainty:
Ensemble ForecastX X X X Interactive Forecast X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Local Bottom Velocity X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2D Coherent Structures
on the bottomHorizontal Maps Central Forecast X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Forecast Skill Metrics (compared to synoptic data) X X X X X X - MSEAS-processed atmospheric forcing flux forecasts:
NCEP GFS 0.25° April/May 2021 Belgian area daily average wind stress, E-P, heat flux, and SW Radiation (from 0Z forecast each day) German area daily average wind stress, E-P, heat flux, and SW Radiation (from 0Z forecast each day) Belgian area flux snapshot plots (one 6-day forecast issued daily) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X German area flux snapshot plots (one 6-day forecast issued daily) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Forecast snapshot plots (four 6-hour forecasts/day for both areas) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
MSEAS-processed model predictions
- Latest selected HYCOM predictions
- TPXO-9 tidal model predictions:
- Center of Belgian Mining Area
- Center of German Mining Area
Synoptic Data
- MIDAS Valeport CTD data (from ENDLab)
- Latest SST Images (from Sentinel-3A/B; processed from EUMETSAT)
Acknowledgements: We thank all of the team members for their inputs and collaboration. We also wish to thank Matthew Pyle, Eric Rogers, Geoff DiMego, and Arun Chawla of NCEP for help and support for atmospheric forcing data. We thank EUMETSAT for their near real time satellite SST data.
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Data sources
- Ocean synoptic
- Ocean historical/climatological
- The Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP)
- Data sets & products NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- World Ocean Database (WOD)
- Atmospheric forcing
- Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model Real-Time Forecasts
- National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) products:
- Global Forecast System Model: version 4 (GFS), at 0.5 degree resolution (GFSp5) and also at 0.25 degree resolution (GFSp25)
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