ITOP: Impact of Typhoons on the Pacific Ocean August 2010- East of Taiwan

Dr. Linwood Vincent*Dr.Terri Paluszkiewicz, Dr.Ron Ferek, Dr. Dan Eleuterio

Director*, Ocean, Atmosphere and Space Research DivisionOcean Battlespace Sensing Department

Office of Naval ResearchArlington , VA 22203

Email: Linwood.Vincent@Navy.mil Phone: 703 696 4120

Emphasis on Western Pacific

GOALS: Significantly improve the ability (1) to characterize and predict ocean impact of typhoons in Westpac and (2) improve typhoon prediction

Basic science objective: Understand processes governing how a typhoon interacts with the ocean structure, the feedbacks to the atmosphere and storm

intensity focussing on the Western Pacific.

Typhoons Impact Upper Ocean Thermal Structure Six Months/Year

Each Storm Has A 1-2 week impact on Ocean Thermal Structure

Major Potential ImpactOn

Mixed Layer Depth

Numbers of Typhoons Per Year

•INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS

•Taiwan•National Taiwan University•Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan•National Central University•National Applied Research Laboratories of Taiwan•Taiwanese Naval Academy

• Japan•Japan Meteorological Agency

•Philippines•Laboratory Marine Science Institute (University of the Philippines)

•Europe•NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC)•European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)

US PARTICIPANTS

•Office of Naval Research (ONR)•Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)•Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)•United States Air Force-53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron•Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)•UCSD-Scripps Institute of Oceanography•University of Washington-Applied Physics Lab•University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)•University of Miami-Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS & RSMAS) •University of Wisconsin-Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC)•Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI)•General Dynamics•SRI International

Scientists

Richard Allan, Jim Bellingham, Kotaro Bessho, Peter Black, Mike Caruso, Luca Centurioni, Ting-Huai Chang, Ming-Huei Chang, Ya-Ting Chang, Shenn-Yu Chao, Chia-Rong Chen, Sue Chen, Shuyi Chen, Kai Chieh, Hwa Chien, Kun-Hsuan Chou, Robert Creasy, Eric D’Asaro, Roy Deatherage, Tony DePalma, Jim Doyle, Daniel Eleuterio, Russ Elsberry, Ronald Ferek, Gary Foley, Rosalinda Fortier, Ralph Foster, Michael Godin, Hans Graber, Ramsey Harcourt, Scott Harper, Patrick Harr, Jeffrey Hawkins, Derrick Herndon, Heather Hornick, Jochen Horstmann, Chung-Yi Hsu, Daniel Jacobs, Sen Jan, Yiing Jang, Steven Jayne, Hao Jin, Jeff Kerling, Brandon Kerns, Dong-Shan Ko, Dorota Kolber, Matt Kucas, Craig Lee, Chia-Ying Lee, Ren-Chieh Lien, LL Lin, Po-Hsuing Lin, Scot Loehrer, Jimmy Lu, Barry Ma, Chris McCall, Jim Moore, Jan Morzel, Tetsuo Nakazawa, Theresa Paluszkiewicz, Andy Penny, Jim Price, Lam Fei Pun, Luc Rainville, Kim Richardson, Tom Sanford, Kiyotomi Sato, Geoff Shilling, Leilani Solera, Louis St. Laurent, Greg Stossmeister, Peter Sullivan, Shao-Liang Sung, J.H. Tai, David Tang, Christopher Velden, Linwood Vincent, Chris Wackerman, Akiyoshi Wada, David Walker, Shouping Wang, Ho-Hsuan Wei, Steve Williams, Neil Williams, Chun-Chieh Wu, Munehiko Yamaguchi, Yih Yang, Tzu-Hsuan Yang, Zheng Yuan-Ming

Special Mention: Peter Niiler

53rd weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 403rd Wing, Keesler AFB, MS:99 personnel overall

 Air Force ITOP Program Manager and primary POC

LtCol Roy DeatherageMission Commander, Guam OPS

LtCol Greg Lufkin, LtCol Jeff Ragusa, LtCol Dave PriceMission Planner, Guam OPS

Capt Mike Andersen, LtCol John Shannon, Capt Deena ShultzFlight Manager, Guam OPS

SMSgt Lori Curtis 

Other PersonnelMSgt James Dahl, MSgt James Dahl, SMSgt Charles Moore,TSgt Alex Mitchell, TSgt Stephen Holtorff, TSgt Joseph Ewing,MSgt Randy Bynon, CMSgt Rick Cumbo, MSgt Ed Scherzer,Maj John Wagner, LtCol Dave Borsi, LtCol Scott Dufreche,Maj Jerry Rutland, LtCol Pat Ryan, Maj Dwayne Russell,Maj Deeann Lufkin, Maj Deeann Lufkin, LtCol Warren Madden,Capt Tina Smith, Capt Tina Smith, Capt Tobi Baker,SMSgt Tony Hlavac, MSgt Vince Burden, MSgt Lonnie James, SrA Tom Barnaby, MSgt Jeff Stack, SrA Jenna Daniel,SrA Tom Barnaby, MSgt Willard Boedecker, TSgt Troy Bickham, TSgt Scott Blair,TSgt Amy Lee, SSgt Larry Banks

Plus the crew of the Revelle, the Taiwanese vessels, DOTSTAR, etc.

THANK YOUORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT

SUPPORT TO ITOP

The 53rd WRS provided help and encouragement, in the planning process, helped secure Air Force support when it became clear the Air Force could not accept Navy funding, and then conducted theExperiment in their highly professional manner, as usual.