Data-computing technologies: A new stage in the development of operational oceanography

An analysis is given of the methods of operational oceanography based on measurements derived from satellite data, observations acquired by drifters and passing vessels, and modern simulations of marine and oceanic circulations. In addition, a historical review is conducted of the previous and curre...

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Published in:Izvestiya. Atmospheric and oceanic physics 2013-11, Vol.49 (6), p.579-591
Main Authors: Marchuk, G. I., Paton, B. E., Korotaev, G. K., Zalesny, V. B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climatology
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Geophysics/Geodesy
Historical account
Marine
Ocean circulation
Oceanography
Oceans
Research projects
Simulation
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Summary:An analysis is given of the methods of operational oceanography based on measurements derived from satellite data, observations acquired by drifters and passing vessels, and modern simulations of marine and oceanic circulations. In addition, a historical review is conducted of the previous and current research in this field carried out in the Soviet Union, Ukraine, and Russia. A discussion is given of the principles underlying the design of an effective data-computing system (DCS) for solving the problems of operational oceanography and the implementation of the prototype system for the Black Sea within the joint research project of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU) “The Black Sea as an Ocean Simulation Model.” The effectiveness of applying the multicomponent splitting method in the construction of sea circulation models and specialized DCSs with integrated algorithms of variational assimilation of observational data is estimated. The concept of using the Black Sea as a testing site for innovations is developed. The underlying idea of the concept is the similarity of the Black Sea dynamics with processes in the oceans. The numerical Black Sea circulation models used in the project are described, their development areas are discussed, and the requirements to a Black Sea observing system are defined.
ISSN:0001-4338
1555-628X
DOI:10.1134/S000143381306011X