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<strong>SIBER</strong><br />
Science Plan and Implementation Strategy<br />
Mo d e l i n g s t u d i es<br />
Remote sensing studies can and should be combined with modeling studies, although there<br />
are still substantial challenges associated with modeling the intense variability observed in<br />
many regions of the IO. Eddy-resolving models are required in order to capture the physical<br />
and biological variability in IO boundary current systems. The eddy fields that are associated<br />
with these currents have been successfully modeled using, for example, the 1/16th degree<br />
resolution Navy Layered Ocean Model (NLOM) that assimilates SSH data (Smedstad et al.,<br />
2003) (Fig. 23). Through employment of such data assimilation methods in high-resolution<br />
models, realism of the simulated mesoscale eddy field is significantly enhanced.<br />
The Ocean Forecasting Australia Model (OFAM) is another relevant eddy-resolving model<br />
applied in the IO under the auspices of BLUELink (see http://www.cmar.csiro.au/bluelink/). The<br />
current 1/10th degree implementation of OFAM in the coastal waters of Australia, successfully<br />
resolves the LC, a principal feature off the western coast. OFAM’s 1/10th degree implementation<br />
will soon be expanded to include the entire IO (R. Matear, personal communication). OFAM<br />
is currently generating “nowcasts” and short-term forecasts in support of field studies (see<br />
below), as well as retrospective studies. An important question yet to be answered in the<br />
context of boundary current studies, is how well these models represent cross-shelf exchange.<br />
Efforts aimed at developing stronger interactions among different IO modeling groups would<br />
be well placed to promote leveraging and shared use of forcing and boundary condition fields,<br />
which could be applied for focused regional applications. These could in turn be used for<br />
applying complex biogeochemical sub-models that would provide insight into IO ecosystem<br />
processes.<br />
a<br />
Global NLOM (1/16th Degree)<br />
b<br />
MODIS-Terra K D (532)<br />
03 OCT 2002<br />
29 SEP - 07 OCT 2002<br />
24°N<br />
0.5 m/s<br />
20°N<br />
16°N<br />
56°E 60°E<br />
56°E 60°E<br />
Fi g u r e 23 Comparison of 1/16th degree NLOM simulation snapshot of surface layer velocity and<br />
sea surface height with diffuse attenuation coefficient at 532nm observed by the MODIS-Terra color<br />
sensor.<br />
Reproduced with permission from Wiggert et al. (2005).<br />
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