Overview of MDL Course: Survey of Operational Oceanographic Products Murray Brown...

Overview of MDL Course: Survey of Operational

Oceanographic ProductsMurray Brown

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Survey of Operational Oceanographic Products

“Operational Oceanography”

• The activity of systematic and long-term routine measurements of the seas and oceans and atmosphere, and their rapid interpretation and dissemination [EUROGOOS]

• Observations; transmission; quality control; “packaging”; synthesis/assimilation; modeling; novel & standard products; publication


1. Pre-course Reading

Before you take this course, you must do a little pre-course reading

Just a few short articles


2. Integration of Resources

A few introductory talks by the instructor – formats, datasets, software


3. Software & System Considerations

Due to complex content and student numbers, strict oversight of course materials is required, to simplify problem resolution


4. Wind & Wave Products


4, continued

Global & regional wave heights, from best-available models


4, continued

Modelled or satellite-measured wind fields


4, continued

Very rapid access to current wave measurements from satellites


5. Satellite Data for Scalars


5, continued

Multiple sources of hi-res SST


5, continued

Surface chlorophyll, even at daily frequency

Here coastal Liberia


5, continued

Sea surface salinity products are now operational


5, continued

Several available sea ice products available daily


5, continued

Estimates of geostrophic currents from sea surface height


5, continued

Rapid response, high-resolution visual imagery of selected regions


5, continued

Ambitious new L4 primary production products based on multiple sensors


6. Drifters (Argo) and Buoys (GDP)


6, continued

Constant data transmissions from drifters, easily added to data collections


6, continued

Meso-scale feature monitoring with NRT buoy trajectories


7. Ocean Model Products


7, continued

All principal scalars, and current vectors…many levels


8. Google Earth Visualizations


Postscript

• This may be your first experience with the wide variety of operational products. You may enter this career area in the future, or be involved in products that requires these data.

• You are strongly advised to make IDX captures of your best IDV products, and keep them for future demonstrations of your skills.

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