Session: Advances in Modeling and Forecasting (17th Conference on Air–Sea Interaction/17th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography/Ninth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes (26

Tuesday, 28 September 2010: 1:30 PM-3:15 PM

Capitol AB (Westin Annapolis)

Hosts: (Joint between the Ninth Conference on Coastal Atmospheric and Oceanic Prediction and Processes; and the 17th Conference on Air Sea Interaction )

Cochairs:

Darko Koracin, DRI, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Reno, NV and Ronald Ferek, ONR, Arlington, VA

Papers:

1:30 PM

J3.1

How Good is Good? Establishing Performance Goals for Marine Forecast Systems

Alan Blumberg, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ; and N. Georgas, T. O. Herrington, and M. S. Bruno

Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM

J3.2

Verification of FNMOC Operational Models in the Coastal Zone

Charles E. Skupniewicz, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and P. A. Wittmann and A. Hergert

Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM

J3.3

COAMPS-OS®: Transitioning coupled atmospheric and ocean prediction using the Earth System Modeling Framework (ESMF) into operations

Daniel A. Geiszler, SAIC, San Diego, CA; and J. Cook, S. Chen, M. D. Frost, P. Harasti, C. Hutchins, A. Zhao, R. A. Allard, T. J. Campbell, D. Martinez, P. May, L. McDermid, and J. E. Kent

Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM

J3.4

Evaluation of the impact of vertical resolution changes on mesoscale COAMPS® forecasts over the Arabian Gulf based on observed and modeled surface ducting events

Roger A. Stocker, FNMOC, Monterey, CA; and J. Z. Gehman, J. E. Nachamkin, and T. Haack

Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM

J3.5

Use of a WRF, MM5 and COAMPS multi-model ensemble to improve coastal weather predictions

Darko Koracin, DRI, Reno, NV; and R. K. Vellore, T. McCord, M. Xiao, and M. Young

Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM