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 (27 August 0000Z/0800CST) Environmental Conditions in and around the QPE Domain
50m Temperature	50m Salinity	50m Velocity	200m Temperature	200m Salinity	200m Velocity

Movies of Velocity: 18-27 August
00m Velocity	25m Velocity	50m 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 Sep.	30 Sep.	01 Sep.	03 Sep.
Ocean Physics	X	X	X	X	X
Acoustics
Model Output	X	X	X	X	X
Daily Summaries

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

Daily Reports on Environment and Acoustic Forecasts and Dynamics with Adaptive Sampling

MSEAS Barotropic Tidal Predictions

IOP09 information

• Daily COAMPS Wind Stress
• Univ. of Colorado Sea Surface Height Analysis     Small Domain     Large Domain     Large Domain - Tracks
• 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    
• Taiwan Centeral Weather Bureau SST
• Tohoku Univ. (Japan) SST
• OceanWatch SST and SSH
• NOAA Ocean Surface Currents

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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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