Operating ROMS nowcast/forecast models

[rsignell]

Folks,

It would be nice to have a list of ROMS models running in operational or quasi-operational mode. I know of two:

Adriatic Sea:
http://www.arpa.emr.it/sim/?mare

Southern California Bight:
http://ourocean.jpl.nasa.gov/SCB/index.jsp

Are there more?

Thanks,
Rich

[marcelcure]

Rich,

A good idea to make a list of (pre-) operational ROMS models.

We have been running our model for the NE Atlantic since Jan 2007. The simulations can be viewed at :-

http://www.marine.ie/home/services/oper ... anForecast

online validation can be viewed at :-

http://www.marine.ie/home/services/oper ... Validation

We will shortly be adding microwave SST, tide gauge and some databuoy validations to this page.

The model forecast runs three times a week as well as a 7 day hindcast, which is saved. It has a 2.5 km grid size with 40 levels. It is nested within the MERCATOR system (http://www.mercator-ocean.fr).

I'd be more than happy to provide any details that about our setup.

Marcel

[patrickm]

We have also recently proposed a nowcast/forecast system over New Caledonia: http://prevision.ird.nc/ (look at PREVISIONS/OCEAN).
It is based on a protable package developped as part of the Romstools (IRD team).
Our New Caledonia system is presented in the July 2008 MERCATOR Newsletter n°30:
http://www.mercator-ocean.fr/html/lettr ... re_fr.html)

... Patrick Marchesiello

[longmtm]

The ChesROMS (Chesapeake ROMS) is also operationally running for about 1.5 years now.

More details:

http://ches.communitymodeling.org/model ... /index.php


Here are results daily for Sea Nettle, HAB and Pathogen Vibrio Cholerae based on empirical formulars involving ROMS predicted T and S.

http://155.206.18.162/seanettles/
http://155.206.18.162/cbay_hab/
http://155.206.18.162/pathogens/

A better GIS page with results is at

http://155.206.18.162/mapping/map/map.phtml

and daily ROMS output netcdf files are at

http://155.206.18.162/ChesROMS/



Wen Long