Marine Science Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2004
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GL019261
Abstract
Atmosphere model-derived flux fields are used to force coastal ocean models. Coarse resolution and incomplete boundary layer dynamics limit the accuracy of these forcing fields and hence the performance of the ocean models. We address this limitation for the west Florida shelf using optimal interpolation to blend winds measured in situ with winds produced by model analyses. By improving the coastal wind field we improve the fidelity between currents modeled and currents observed. Comparisons between momentum analyses performed independently from the model and the data demonstrate the fidelity to be of a correct dynamical basis. We conclude that the primary limitation to coastal ocean model performance lies with the boundary conditions.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Geophysical Research Letters, v. 31, issue 14, art. L14303
Copyright 2004 by the American Geophysical Union.
Scholar Commons Citation
He, Ruoying; Liu, Yonggang; and Weisberg, Robert H., "Coastal Ocean Wind Fields Gauged against the Performance of an Ocean Circulation Model" (2004). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 357.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/357
