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CNAPS
CNAPS
The Coupled North Atlantic Prediction System (CNAPS) provides hindcast, nowcast, and forecast model solutions for the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and eastern North Atlantic Ocean. Sophisticated model coupling and parallel computing techniques predict marine weather, ocean wave height, circulation, and water properties (temperature and salinity) throughout the water column. Customizable snapshots and animations of water properties can be visualized, and atmospheric conditions that impact circulation show past events and forecasts of up to three days.
Developed by Dr. R. He's Ocean Observing and Modeling Group at North Carolina State University.
Upper Ocean Dynamics Products
Upper Ocean Dynamics Products
Focusing on understanding the role of the upper ocean in hurricane intensification changes, the Upper Ocean Dynamics Lab has designed products to monitor upper ocean conditions. Model design and climatology can be found on the Ocean Heat Content main page, which contains the links below for Gulf of Mexico data.
The Systematically Merged Atlantic Regional Temperature and Salinity (SMARTS) climatology is a blend of temperature and salinity fields from the World Ocean Atlas 2001 and Generalized Digital Environmental Model v.3.0 at 1/4° resolution. Using a 2.5 layer model approach together with SMARTS, and satellite-derived sea surface height anomaly (SHA) and sea surface temperature fields, daily isotherm depths of the 20°C and 26°C, mixed layer depth (MLD), and ocean heat content (OHC) are estimated. In addition, the SHA product includes mapping errors due to repeat tracks from the altimeters and sensor accuracy. An accurate estimate of OHC from satellite-based measurements provides realistic ocean products in the North Atlantic Ocean for multiple applications, including model assimilation, hurricane intensity forecasting, and climate research.
Developed by Dr. L. Shay's Upper Ocean Dynamics Lab at the University of Miami.
Sea surface height anomaly (SHA)
Sea surface height anomaly - mapping error
Data (for collaborators)
Data (for collaborators)
To access project data, follow this link. Password required. For access, e-mail us at OceanObservingAndModeling [at] ncsu [dot] edu
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