The Coastal Ocean Prediction Systems program: Understanding and managing our coastal ocean
- Joint Oceanographic Inst., Washington, DC (United States)
- New Hampshire Univ., Durham, NH (United States)
The goal of COPS is to couple a program of regular observations to numerical models, through techniques of data assimilation, in order to provide a predictive capability for the US coastal ocean including the Great Lakes, estuaries, and the entire Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The objectives of the program include: determining the predictability of the coastal ocean and the processes that govern the predictability; developing efficient prediction systems for the coastal ocean based on the assimilation of real-time observations into numerical models; and coupling the predictive systems for the physical behavior of the coastal ocean to predictive systems for biological, chemical, and geological processes to achieve an interdisciplinary capability. COPS will provide the basis for effective monitoring and prediction of coastal ocean conditions by optimizing the use of increased scientific understanding, improved observations, advanced computer models, and computer graphics to make the best possible estimates of sea level, currents, temperatures, salinities, and other properties of entire coastal regions.
- Research Organization:
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States); Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States); Department of the Interior, Washington, DC (United States); Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States); Geological Survey, Reston, VA (United States); National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI05-90ER60929
- OSTI ID:
- 10106897
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8910585-Summ.; ON: DE94003919; BR: KP0202000; TRN: 94:007305
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Coastal ocean prediction systems: understanding and managing our coastal ocean,New Orleans, LA (United States),31 Oct - 2 Nov 1989; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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