Coastal Ocean Observation Lab

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Coastal Ocean Modeling, Observation, and
Prediction
John Wilkin, Hernan Arango, Julia Levin,Javier
Zavala-Garay, Gordon Zhang Regional Ocean
Prediction Scott Glenn, Oscar Schofield, Bob
Chant Josh Kohut, Hugh Roarty, Josh Graver
Coastal Ocean Observation Lab Janice McDonnell
Education and Outreach
Regional Ocean Prediction http//marine.rutgers.e
du/po
Coastal Ocean Observation Lab http//marine.rutger
s.edu/cool
Education Outreach http//coolclassroom.org
Coastal Observation and Prediction Sponsors
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Coastal Ocean Observation Lab Operations
Center Shallow Water 2006 Researchers
Dr. Josh Kohut Director Dr. Hugh Roarty, Dr.
Josh Graver, Chip Haldeman, Dave Aragon Glider
Operations Arthur Lee CODAR Operations Jennifer
Bosch Satellite Operations Louis Bowers
Weather Forecasting John Kerfoot, Sage
Lichtenwalner, Donglai Gong Data Products John
Roberts, Christi Welter RIOS Summer Students
Coastal Ocean Observation Lab http//marine.rutger
s.edu/cool
Shallow Water 2006 Joint Experiment http//marine.
rutgers.edu/sw06/sw06
Coastal Observation and Prediction Sponsors
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Shallow Water 2006 Joint Experiment
Year 1 Objectives 1) Prepare and deploy a fleet
of gliders to occupy a series of closely spaced
repeat transects across the shelf-slope front
within and around the SW06 mooring array,
maintaining a continuous presence for the full
duration of the joint experiment. 2) Distribute
the glider CTD datasets in near real-time to the
ocean modeling community for assimilation by
forecast models. 3) Use the full resources of
the New Jersey Shelf Coastal Observatory to
support real-time shipboard operations in the
SW06 region.
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Shallow Water 2006 Pilot Experiments
July 2005 Shelf Break Pilot
May 2006 Hudson River Plume

• Results
• Training Dataset for CTD
• Thermal Inertia Correction
• Concept of Formation Flying

• Results
• WHOI ExView Pilot
• Concept of Daily Report

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Shallow Water 2006 WRF Weather Forecasting Daily
Cycles
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Shallow Water 2006 Ocean Color Training Data
Sets for MURI MODIS Aqua Terra (U.S.), Oceansat
(India), FY1-D (China)
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Shallow Water 2006 CODAR Surface Current Coverage
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SW06 Glider Statistics (as of 9/24/2006) Deployme
nts 17 Km Flown 6,450 CTD Profiles
50,310 Calendar Days 85 Glider Days 345
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SW06 Glider Statistics (as of 9/24/2006) Deployme
nts 17 Km Flown 6,450 CTD Profiles
50,310 Calendar Days 85 Glider Days 345
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SW06 Morning Report Statistics June 16 ---
Sept 18 Morning Reports 78 Storm Alerts
10 Locations 5 Wayport WiFi 94 Hrs
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Summer 2006 Glider Training Projects
Glider Jane OSU/RU Engineer Exchange
Bioprobe Student Team Kristy (URI) Christi
(RU)
Glider Operations RIMPAC Navy ASAP -
CalPoly
Glider Cameras John Roberts
RIOS Students Rosa Leon (PR) John Roberts
(GA) Christi Welter (CO)
RIMPAC ASAP SW06
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Pre-Shallow Water 2006 Far Field View
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NDBC Buoy 44025 (South of Fire Island)
Wind Speed
July
June
Strong Wind
Weak Wind
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Shallow Water 2006 New Jersey Shelf SST Imagery
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• Top 5 Discharge Events
• Since 1918
• 3/21/1936 3955
• 3/16/1977 3438
• 1/22/1996 3201
• 9/20/1938 3171
• 6/29/2006 3167

SW06
LATTE
Hudson River Watershed
5 Albanys Wettest June on Record since 1795
2006
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Shallow Water 2006 Surface Current Monthly Means
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• U.S. Coast Guard
• Surface Drifters
• On July 26
• 10 Drifters Deployed
• 3 Clusters
• Cross-Shelf Line
• Hudson Shelf Valley

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Temperature
Salinity August 4 - August 6
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Salinity August 22 - August 24
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Salinity August 24 - August 26
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Salinity August 26 - August 29
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Tropical Storm Ernesto
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 1, 2006 1300
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 1, 2006 1600
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 1, 2006 1900
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 1, 2006 2200
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 2, 2006 0100
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 2, 2006 0700
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 2, 2006 0400
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 2, 2006 1000
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 2, 2006 1300
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 2, 2006 1300
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 2, 2006 1600
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 2, 2006 1900
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 2, 2006 2200
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 3, 2006 0100
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 3, 2006 0400
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto September 3, 2006 0700
GMT
WRF Forecast Surface Winds
CODAR Observations Surface Currents
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Tropical Storm Ernesto Surface Impacts
After
Before
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Tropical Storm Ernesto Sub-Surface Impacts
Before
June 14, 2006 - Present
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Tropical Storm Ernesto Sub-Surface Impacts
During
June 14, 2006 - Present
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Tropical Storm Ernesto Sub-Surface Impacts
After
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Shallow Water 2006 Joint Experiment

• Year 2 Objectives
• Actively participate with other SW06 scientists
  in the collaborative post-analysis of the SW06
  dataset.
• 2) Use the SW06 dataset as the starting point for
  Donglai Gongs Ph.D. thesis.

• Initial Paper Topics
• Summer Environmental Overview
• CTD Thermal Inertia Correction
• Surface Transport Pathways
• Mid-Depth Salinity Intrusions
• Tropical Storm Ernesto
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