OS21E-01:
Modeling High-Resolution Coastal Ocean Dynamics with COAMPS: System Overview, Applications and Future Directions

Tuesday, 16 December 2014: 8:00 AM
Richard Arthur Allard1,2, Timothy J Campbell3, Kacey L Edwards2, Travis Smith2, Paul Martin2, David A Hebert2, William Rogers2, James D Dykes2, Gregg A. Jacobs2, Peter L Spence4 and Brent Bartels4, (1)Naval Research Lab Stennis Space Center, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (2)Naval Research Lab, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (3)Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, (4)QinetiQ North America, Inc., Stennis Space Center, MS, United States
Abstract:
The Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS®) is an atmosphere-ocean-wave modeling system developed by the Naval Research Laboratory which can be configured to cycle regional forecasts/analysis models in single-model (atmosphere, ocean, and wave) or coupled-model (atmosphere-ocean, ocean-wave, and atmosphere-ocean-wave) modes. The model coupling is performed using the Earth System Modeling Framework (ESMF). The ocean component is the Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM), and the wave components include Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN) and WaveWatch-III. NCOM has been modified to include wetting and drying, the effects of Stokes drift current, wave radiation stresses due to horizontal gradients of the momentum flux of surface waves, enhancement of bottom drag in shallow water, and enhanced vertical mixing due to Langmuir turbulence. An overview of the modeling system including ocean data assimilation and specification of boundary conditions will be presented. Results from a high-resolution (10-250m) modeling study from the Surfzone Coastal Oil Pathways Experiment (SCOPE) near Ft. Walton Beach, Florida in December 2013 will be presented.

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