Observing System Simulation Experiments in the Southern Ocean for the SOCCOM Project.

Angelique C Haza, University of Miami, Ocean Sciences, Miami, FL, United States, Igor V Kamenkovich, RSMAS, Miami, FL, United States, Alison R Gray, University of Washington, School of Oceanography, Seattle, WA, United States and Carolina O. Dufour, Princeton University, Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton, NJ, United States
Abstract:
This study is part of the Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling project. SOCCOM's objective is to expand biogeochemical observations in the Southern Ocean by deploying about 200 floats, equipped with biogeochemical sensors, which will provide information on the carbon, nutrient and oxygen content in the upper 2000 meters. Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSE) presented here are carried out using high-resolution global HYCOM and CM2.6 simulations to study the accuracy of the reconstruction of oxygen. Sensitivity studies aimed at determining optimal launching strategies will also be presented.
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