Harvard/SACLANTCEN -- Nowcasts/Forecasts

The Harvard Ocean Prediction System (HOPS) is being exercised in a real-time forecast mode in the domains shown to the right. The larger, "Channel", domain spans the gap between Italy and Corsica. Information from the Channel domain will be used to maintain the boundaries of the high resolution "Elba" domain.

The objectives of the Harvard forecasting group are:

1. To provide nowcasts, forecasts and adaptive sampling guidance for the GOATS/MEANS experiment.
2. To demonstrate inter-model nested operations.

The inter-model nesting will be accomplished between HOPS and POM. The POM fields will be used to maintain the boundary regions of the Channel domain which will, in turn, maintain the Elba domain.

The products presently available from HOPS are the following fields.

Nowcast/Forecast Products
• Issued 25 September Channel Domain - Nowcast: 24 September, Forecast: 25 September
• Issued 26 September Channel Domain - Nowcast: 26 September, Forecast: 27 September
• Issued 28 September Channel Domain - Nowcast: 28 September, Forecast: 29 September
• Issued 01 October Channel Domain - Nowcast: 30 September, Forecast: 1-2 October
• Issued 03 October
  • Procchio Bay - Nowcast: 3 October
  • Channel Domain - Nowcast: 3 October, Forecast: 4-5 October
  • Procchio Bay (Updated) - Nowcast: 3 October, Forecast: 4 October
• Issued 04 October
  • Nesting HOPS in CU-POM Preliminary results for 4 October
• Issued 05 October
  • Channel Domain - Nowcast: 6 October, Forecast: 7-8 October
• Issued 08 October
  • Channel Domain - Nowcast: 9 October, Forecast: 10-11 October
  • Procchio Bay - Nowcast: 9 October
• Issued 09 October
  • Procchio Bay - Nowcast: 9 October, Forecast: 11 October