P.F.J. Lermusiaux, P.J. Haley, Jr., W.G. Leslie, O. Logutov, J. Xu, A. Agarwal Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Ocean Engineering Mechanical Engineering Cambridge, Massachusetts This research sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.

Real-Time Analyses and Forecasts IOP 2009 information Modeling and Data Links Additional IOP 2009 Links Preparation and Plans

Collaborators: G. Gawarkiewicz, P. Abbot, C.-S. Chiu, K. Heaney, T. Duda, J. Sen, B. Cornuelle, J. Lynch, P. Niiler, L. Centurioni, C. Lee, L. Mayer, B. Calder

QPE IOP 2009 - August/September 2009

Real-Time Estimates of Present (29 August 0000Z/0800CST) Environmental Conditions in and around the QPE Domain
50m Temperature	50m Salinity	50m Velocity	200m Temperature	200m Salinity	200m Velocity

Nowcast and Forecast Products with dynamics and uncertainty descriptions	Analyses and Forecasts Issued On
	18 Aug.	20 Aug.	22 Aug.	24 Aug.	26 Aug.	28 Aug.	30 Aug.	01 Sep.	03 Sep.
Ocean Physics	X	X	X	X	X	X
Acoustics
Model Output	X	X	X	X	X	X
Movies	25m, 50m Velocities: 18-22 Aug.					25m, 50m Velocities: 23-30 Aug.

Synoptic Data

• OR2 and OR3 Initialization Data
• Analysis of OR2 and OR3 data    from Jan Sen at the Institute of Hydrological and Oceanic Sciences, National Central University, Taiwan.
• UW-APL SeaGliders Data - MIT Site
• UW-APL SeaGliders - UW-APL Site
• All Scripps Drifter Tracks and Data   MIT Site
• Restrained Drifter Tracks and Data    Courtesy L. Centurioni and P. Niiler
• Background information:    Cruise Plan     Data Format
• R/V Revelle Realtime Information

MSEAS Barotropic Tidal Predictions

Barotropic tidal estimates are obtained from the solution of shallow water equations over high resolution bathymetry. The computational code is described in Logutov (2008) and Logutov and Lermusiaux (2008). More information on the barotropic tidal calculations can be found on our tidal web page.

The barotropic tidal flow field over the period 18 Aug 00Z - 3 Sep 00Z is shown in these two movies:    QPE region    Taiwan-Kuroshio domain

IOP09 information

• Daily COAMPS Wind Stress
• Univ. of Colorado Sea Surface Height Analysis     Small Domain     Large Domain     Large Domain - Tracks
• Taiwan Centeral Weather Bureau SST
• Tohoku Univ. (Japan) SST
• OceanWatch SST and SSH
• NOAA Ocean Surface Currents
• NLOM August 2009 Daily Images     0m Temperature     0m Currents     Sea Surface Height    
• NCOM August 2009 Daily Images     0m Temperature     0m Currents     Sea Surface Height     0m Salinity    

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Additional Model and Data Providers

Additional IOP 2009 Links

• QPE home page - Pilot Experiment (WHOI - password-protected)
• Drifter Tracks, Sea Surface Height and Sea Surface Height Anomalies    Courtesy P. Niiler, L. Centurioni and Y.Y. Kim

Preparation and Plans for IOP 2009

Planning Documents from 31 July MIT meeting

• OR1 Operations     PDF Format     PPT Format    
• Draft OR1 Cruise Plan     PDF Format     DOC Format    

Reports from Kauai planning meeting

• Pilot Study science and plans for 2009
• Acoustics plans for 2009
• PO plans for 2009

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Important QPE references

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