HR: 1340h
AN: OS13A-0502 [Abstracts]
TI: Daily forecast of Columbia River plume: a tale of two cruises
AU: * baptista, A M
EM: baptista@ccalmr.ogi.edu
AF: Center for Coastal and Land Margin Research, Oregon Health & Science Univ., 20000 NW Walker Road,,
Beaverton, OR 97006
United States
AU: Zhang, Y J
EM: yinglong@ccalmr.ogi.edu
AF: Center for Coastal and Land Margin Research, Oregon Health & Science Univ., 20000 NW Walker Road,,
Beaverton, OR 97006
United States
AU: Chawla, A
EM: arun@ccalmr.ogi.edu
AF: Center for Coastal and Land Margin Research, Oregon Health & Science Univ., 20000 NW Walker Road,,
Beaverton, OR 97006
United States
AU: Seaton, C
EM: cseaton@ccalmr.ogi.edu
AF: Center for Coastal and Land Margin Research, Oregon Health & Science Univ., 20000 NW Walker Road,,
Beaverton, OR 97006
United States
AU: Turner, P
EM: pturner@ccalmr.ogi.edu
AF: Center for Coastal and Land Margin Research, Oregon Health & Science Univ., 20000 NW Walker Road,,
Beaverton, OR 97006
United States
AU: Wilkin, M
EM: wilkin@ccalmr.ogi.edu
AF: Center for Coastal and Land Margin Research, Oregon Health & Science Univ., 20000 NW Walker Road,,
Beaverton, OR 97006
United States
AU: Racicot, A
EM: aaronr@ccalmr.ogi.edu
AF: Center for Coastal and Land Margin Research, Oregon Health & Science Univ., 20000 NW Walker Road,,
Beaverton, OR 97006
United States
AU: Peterson, B
EM: Bill.Peterson@noaa.gov
AF: Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies, Oregon State Univ., Hatfield Marine Science Center
2030 S. Marine Science Dr., Newport, OR 97365
United States
AU: Morgan, C A
EM: Cheryl.Morgan@noaa.gov
AF: Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies, Oregon State Univ., Hatfield Marine Science Center
2030 S. Marine Science Dr., Newport, OR 97365
United States
AU: Hickey, b
EM: hickey@ocean.washington.edu
AF: School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Box 357940, Seattle, WA 98195
United States
AU: Kosro, M
EM: kosro@coas.oregonstate.edu
AF: Ocean Currents Mapping Lab.,
Oregon State Univ., OSU, Corvalis, OR 97331
United States
AU: Wesson, J
EM: wesson@nrlssc.navy.mil
AF: Naval Reserch Lab.,, Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
United States
AU: Jay, D
EM: djay@ese.ogi.edu
AF: Dept. of Environmental & Bio-molecular Systems, Oregon Health & Science Univ., 20000 NW Walker Rd,,
Beaverton, OR 97006
United States
AB:
The Columbia River plume has a very dynamic and complex response to external forcings such as wind, freshwater discharge, and
tides. In May and July 2004, the CORIE (http://www.ccalmr.ogi.edu/CORIE/) forecasting technology was used to provide daily
predictions of baroclinic plume circulation in support of multi-vessel NOAA Fisheries and NSF RISE cruises.
Model simulations were transferred real-time or daily to the vessels, and the results were contrasted against data from the
CORIE real-time observation network and the Oregon State University coastal radar network, as well as against selected data
from the vessels and (in May) airborne remote sensors. The forecasts proved effective in capturing major characteristics of
the plume including its response to shifting winds. Post cruise simulations added quality to the quantitative
characterization of the plume.
DE: 4255 Numerical modeling
DE: 4263 Ocean prediction
DE: 4508 Coriolis effects
DE: 4568 Turbulence, diffusion, and mixing processes
SC: Ocean Sciences [OS]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting