A test of the rapid relocatability of NRL coastal ocean prediction systems was carried out during the Maritime Rapid Environmental Assessment 2004 (MREA04) Trial in the Portuguese coastal waters. The ocean circulation capability was first demonstrated in response to the oil spill from the tanker Prestige off the northwest coast of Spain and in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. A nested Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM) assimilated satellite altimeter sea surface height anomalies, sea surface temperatures, and in situ CTD temperature and salinity profiles collected onboard the NATO Undersea Research Center's (NURC) R/V Alliance. The Distributed Integrated Ocean Prediction System (DIOPS) provided real-time predictions of nearshore waves, tides, currents, and surf conditions.
Real-Time Coastal Ocean Prediction Experiment
2005
5 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Physical & Chemical Oceanography , Coastal regions , Ocean models , Predictions , Navy , Inshore areas , Profiles , Tides , Salinity , Surface temperature , Sea water , Waves , Underwater , Oil spills , Surf , Real time , Ocean currents , Nato , Oceans , Iraqi freedom operation