The Ocean Observing System for Tropical Cyclone Intensification Forecasts and Studies

Goñi, Gustavo

doi:10.5270/oceanobs09.cwp.36

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“…The western boundary region is generally very energetic and is critical for weather forecast [56]. Such regions are of large interest for the formation and intensification of tropical cyclones [57].…”

Section: Plans For Global and Sustained Glider Observations At Regionmentioning

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Gliders as a Component of Future Observing Systems

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Meyers

Pattiaratchi³

et al. 2010

Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society

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The aim of this community white paper is to make recommendations for a glider component of a global ocean observing system. We first recommend the adoption of an Argo-like data system for gliders. Then, we argue that combining glider deployments with the other components (ships, moorings, floats and satellites) will considerably enhance our capacity for observing the ocean by filling gaps left by the other observing systems. Gliders could be deployed to sample most of the western and eastern boundary circulations and the regional seas (around 20 basins in the world) which are not well covered by the present global ocean observing system and in the vicinity of fixed point time series stations. These plans already involve people scattered around the world in Australia, Canada, Cyprus, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, UK, and the USA, and will certainly expand to many other countries. A rough estimate of resources required is about 13M$/Euro for ~20+ gliders permanently at sea during five years in the world ocean, based on present scientific infrastructures.

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Section: Plans For Global and Sustained Glider Observations At Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gliders as a Component of Future Observing Systems

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Meyers

Pattiaratchi³

et al. 2010

Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society

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“…Observations from XBTs will continue being critical in undersampled regions and even in interior seas; where the combination of hydrographic and satellite observations have proved to be critical for extreme weather studies [84], [85] and [86]. The authors of this manuscript recommend forming a Science Steering Team or Panel to discuss the scientific and operational contributions of the XBT network, address specific problems of the XBTs, such as the fall rate equation, and to evaluate the upper ocean thermal network with members of the scientific and operational communities of platforms that carry out temperature observations in the upper ocean.…”

Section: The Future Of the Xbt Network And Of The Ship Of Opportunitymentioning

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The Ship of Opportunity Program

Goñi¹

2010

Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society

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The Ship Of Opportunity Program (SOOP) is an international World Meteorological Organization (WMO)-IntergovernmentalOceanographic Commission (IOC) program that addresses both scientific and operational goals to contribute to building a sustained ocean observing system. The SOOP main mission is the collection of upper ocean temperature profiles using eXpendable BathyThermographs (XBTs), mostly from volunteer vessels. The XBT deployments are designated by their spatial and temporal sampling goals or modes of deployment (Low Density, Frequently Repeated, and High Density) and sample along well-observed transects, on either large or small spatial scales, or at special locations such as boundary currents and chokepoints, all of which are complementary to the Argo global broad scale array. A multi-national review of the global upper ocean thermal networks carried out in 1999 [1] and presented at the OceanObs'99 conference recommended evolving from broad-scale XBT sampling to increased spatial and temporal transect-based sampling anticipating the implementation of the Argo float network and continued satellite altimetry observations. The objective of the present manuscript is to review the present status of networks against the objectives set during OceanObs'99, to present key scientific contributions of XBT observations, and to offer new perspectives for the future of the XBT network. The commercial shipping industry has changed in the past decade, toward fewer routes and more frequent changes of ships and routing impacting the temporal continuity of some XBT transects. In spite of these changes, many routes now have, in addition to XBT sampling, measurements from ThermoSalinoGraphs (TSGs), eXpendable Conductivity Temperature and Depth (XCTD), partial pressure of CO 2 , Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Continuous Plankton Recorders (CPR), marine meteorology, fluorescence, and radiometer sensors. In addition, recent studies of the XBT fall rate are being evaluated

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“…Recent research on these space-time scales has illustrated the importance of air-sea coupling for tropical cyclogenesis. Fields of tropical cyclone heat potential derived from Jason-1, GFO (GEOSAT (Geodetic Satellite) FollowOn) and ENVISAT (Environmental Satellite) altimeter observations during the progression of hurricane Katrina have demonstrated the importance of ocean heat content to the explosive growth of major hurricanes [31]. Such studies have also served to bridge what here-to-fore have been both an observational and a research gap between the open ocean and the coastal ocean.…”

Section: Forecasting Of Marine Variabilitymentioning

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Celebrating a Decade of Progress and Preparing for the Future: Ocean Information for Research and Application

Busalacchi¹

2010

Proceedings of OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society

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This paper provides a retrospective of how the ocean observation system has evolved since OceanObs"99. It also provides research and application examples indicating how the next decade of development for ocean observations will evolve to become an integral component of climate services. The paper begins with the original motivation and reasons for organizing the OceanObs"99 Conference, and with this as a basis, conveys the vision for the OceanObs"09 Conference by focusing on five principal areas: a global perspective, seasonal to decadal climate prediction, forecasting of marine variability, sustainable management, and longerterm trends. Key examples where successes were made by the GOOS (Global Climate Observing System) community since 1999 are highlighted especially in the development of physical oceanography capabilities. Additionally, the paper introduces challenges that still remain in each area, inclusive of examples of how the GOOS will be critical in answering questions or providing input to marine core services and linkages to climate services.

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The Ocean Observing System for Tropical Cyclone Intensification Forecasts and Studies

Cited by 12 publications

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Gliders as a Component of Future Observing Systems

Gliders as a Component of Future Observing Systems

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