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Hindcast Simulations of Hydrodynamics in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Using the FVCOM Model
Zizang Yang1, Eugene Wei1, Aijun Zhang2,
Richard Patchen1 and Frank Aikman1
1 Coast Survey Development Laboratory, NOAA/NOS, Silver Spring, MD2 Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), NOAA/NOS, Silver Spring, MD
Northern GOM
- Maritime navigational safety: water level, velocity and T/S - Support NOS Port OFS development: open boundary conditions - Ecosystem related modelings: HAB, Hypoxia, etc
Introduction
NGOFS domain
NGOFS
- NOAA/NOS Northern Gulf of Mexico Nowcast/Forecast System
- Scheduled to start operational runs on April 1, 2012!
Outline
-Numerical Methods -Setup of Hindcast simulations -Results -Model-data comparisons-Summary & Future work
Methods
- Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM)Unstructured, 3-D prognostic, hydrostatic
- Forcing Open ocean boundary Meteorological forcing River discharge
- Model grid Horizontal resolution: 150 m–11 km Vertical co-ordinate: 41 sigma levels
H < 200 m: evenly spaced H > 200 m: top/bottom 5 layers: constant 5-m spacing
middle layers: evenly spaced
Nodes: 90,267Elements: 174,474
Bathymetry
Forcing TermsPeriod 1
(July’ 08-Sept’09)Period 2
(Sept.’ 10-March’ 11)
Open ocean boundary(wl, T, S, u, v)
(Tidal + nontidal)
Tidal: ADCIRC EC2001 tidal databaseSubtidal: one-way coupling with NOAA/NOS NGOM
Tidal: ADCIRC EC2001 tidal databaseSubtidal: one-way coupling with Navy G-NCOM (Region 1)
Surface forcing
(U10, Tair, Patm, RH, SW, LW)
NARR- 3 hourly
- 30-km resolution
NAM- 3 hourly
- 10-km resolution
River dischargesUSGS river gauge data
daily averageddischarge rate, T, S
USGS river gauge data - daily averaged
discharge rate, T, S
Two periods of Hindcast Simulations
Coupling with Regional Ocean Models
- NOAA/NOS NGOM- 1st hindcast Period: July’ 08-Sept’
09
- Bathymetry on open ocean boundary- Non-tidal water level, u, v, and T/S
- Navy Global NCOM (region 1) - 2nd hindcast Period: Sept.’ 08-March’
11
Results
-Consistency with coupled NGOM/NCOM results-Data-model comparisons
-Data: TABS, NWLON, C-MIST-Time series: water level, (u,v), and T/S
TABS - Texas Automated Buoy SystemNWLON - NOAA/NOS National Water Level Observation NetworkC-MIST – NOAA/NOS Currents Measurement Interface for the Study of Tides
T (deg C) (10-m depth)
Consistency with NGOM Results
2008-09-01 T00:00
S (psu) (10-m depth)
NGOM NGOFS
2009-04-01 T00:00
NGOM NGOFS
2008-09-01 T00:00
NGOM NGOFS2009-04-01 T00:00
NGOM NGOFS
T (deg C) (10-m depth)
Consistency with NCOM Results
2010-11-01 T00:00
NCOM NGOFS
NCOM NGOFS
2011-03-01 T00:00
S (psu) (10-m depth)2010-11-01 T00:00 2011-03-01 T00:00
NCOM NGOFS
NCOM NGOFS
1st Hindcast – Water Levels & Currents
C-1
C-2
Wl-1
Water level
Wl-2Wl-3
Sta: wl-2
Sta: wl-3
Sta: wl-1 b: obsr: ngofs
Sta: C-1
Sta: C-2 Speed (m/s)
b: obs r: ngofs
C-1
C-2
C-1 C-2Currents
Speed (m/s)
Dir (deg from N.)
Dir (deg from N.)
T
Sta A
Sta B
Sta C
S
Sta A: A
Sta B
Sta C
AB
C
1st Hindcast – T/S
Blue: observations Red: NGOFS
2nd Hindcast - Water Level & Currents
Sta A
Sta B
Sta C
Sta D
CD
A BB
A
Sta A
Sta B
black: obs red: NGOFS
black: obs red: NGOFS Speed(m/s)
Direction (deg from N.)
Speed(m/s)
Direction (deg from N.)
2nd Hindcast: Temperature (deg C)
C DA
B
Sta B
Sta C
Sta D
Sta E
Sta F
E F
Sta A
black: obs r: NGOFS black: obs r: NGOFS
2nd Hindcast: Salinity (psu)
C
B
A
D
Sta A
Sta C
Sta B
Sta D
black: obs red: NGOFS
Summary
- Two hindcast simulations 1 period: July’ 08-Sept’ 09
coupled with NOAA NGOM 2 period: Sept.’ 10-March’ 11
coupled with Navy NCOM
- Successful coupling with basin-scale models- Favorable model-data agreement
Future Work
-Continue skill assessments TABS, NWLON, C-MIST, CTD Satellite SST
-Optimize model parameter setup
Questions ?