Title :
Development of the Prince William Sound nowcast-forecast system
Author :
Mooers, Christopher N K ; Wang, Jia
Author_Institution :
Rosenstiel Sch. of Marine & Atmos. Sci., Miami Univ., FL, USA
Abstract :
To support marine ecosystem and fisheries studies and monitoring in Prince William Sound (Alaska), the Princeton Ocean Model (POM) has been implemented on a high-resolution (1.2 km) grid, and with realistic bottom topography plus temperature and salinity stratification. The principal forcing of Prince William Sound (PWS) circulation is provided by the throughflow from the buoyant Alaskan Coastal Current, plus wind, tidal, and local runoff forcing. The aim is to establish a quasioperational nowcast/forecast system by 1998. The current state of PWS model development and validation is described, and the plans to utilize the regional real-time observing system for evolving the model into a nowcast/forecast system are outlined
Keywords :
oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; Alaska; Alaskan Coastal Current; North Pacific; Prince William Sound; Princeton Ocean Model; USA; United States; circulation; current; data assimilation; dynamics; forcing; forecasting; model; nowcast forecast system; nowcasting; ocean; operational system; real-time observing system; sea coast; throughflow; tidal flow; Aquaculture; Biological system modeling; Ecosystems; Laboratories; Marine animals; Ocean temperature; Real time systems; Sea measurements; Weather forecasting; Wind;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '96. MTS/IEEE. Prospects for the 21st Century. Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3519-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1996.572646
