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• POINT SUR ship surveys (ROSENFELD)– Perimeter observations, model initialization– NOT in NPS budget
NPS Top Three TasksThe Scientific
• Dynamics of 3-D upwelling centers– Why to they form where they do?– Need individual terms in the equations of motion
• Eddy/Undercurrent/Upwelling Center Interactions– What happens to the CUC when the MBE moves onshore?– Can we predict offshore vs. southward movement of the
cold, upwelled water?
• Advection vs. Mixing– How much cold water “spreading” is due to advection from
the center vs. mixing beneath an atmospheric jet?– 3-D volume/heat balance: How much cold water is actually
available to spread around?
NPS Top Three TasksThe Practical
• Achieve real-time observation and prediction of the coastal ocean circulation. Use Monterey Bay as a natural laboratory to learn how to do this elsewhere.
• Stated ASAP proposal goal: What is the minimum necessary and sufficient suite of observations required to keep the numerical assimilation and prediction schemes on track?
• How to develop a sustainable system?– Economical, Efficient, Useful
NPS Top Three TasksThe Enablers
• Flow of data from instruments to the laboratory via AUVs, buoys, cables, and aircraft – More “turnkey” acoustic and wireless telemetry– Automated QC/servers– Painless data availability to all
• Optimize use of limited assets through adaptive sampling and numerical prediction– Can/should we adapt the flight plans?– Can/should we adapt the ADCP sampling rates?
• Produce predictions/products that are useful to the general public (essential for sustainability)