Extended Abstract (1.4M)13.10
Fleet Battle Experiment-Juliet (FBE-J) Part II: A Real-Time Application of an On-Scene Numerical Weather Prediction System
Daniel A. Geiszler, SAIC, Monterey, CA; and J. Kent, J. L. S. Strahl, S. Bargsten, F. Franco, L. Frost, M. Frost, D. Grant, R. Mantri, D. Martinez, L. M. McDermid, J. Cook, G. Love, J. McCarthy, L. Phegley, J. Schmidt, T. Tsui, Q. Zhao, B. Brown, and D. Ford
The Marine Meteorology Division of the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is currently developing two automated on-scene systems to deliver high-resolution meteorological information to Navy operational forecasters, war fighters, and decision-makers. The systems are operational extensions of existing and evolving research efforts in the real-time integration of data. The state-of-the-art for the assessment of battlespace environmental conditions is advancing from an infrequent, single-station perspective to a 4-D awareness by continuous fusion of multi-source observations and on-scene short-term mesoscale model predictions. Meteorological information in the 0 to 2 hour (“nowcast”) timeframe is critical to tactical decision-making within the battlegroup, and until now, observations and real-time mesoscale forecasts have not been effectively bridged for Naval interests. The forward deployment of COAMPS-OS™ and Nowcast for the Next Generation Navy (NOWCAST) at theater centers and shipboard represents the on-scene, tactical-scale tier of NRL’s telescoping strategy for mission success.
COAMPS-OS™ is an on-scene weather prediction system that incorporates database and visualization components to support the Navy’s Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS™). COAMPS™ is a globally relocatable, non-hydrostatic NWP model capable of weather prediction at spatial and temporal scales of 1-100km and 0-72h, respectively. COAMPS-OS™ provides a graphical interface to COAMPS™ to permit users to configure forecast duration, location, and resolution. Output from COAMPS™ serves as the basis for several NOWCAST products, including ceiling, visibility, and wind fields. NOWCAST is described in Part I.
The paper will describe COAMPS-OS™ and the integration of COAMPS-OS™ as a component in the Fleet Battle Experiment Juliet (FBE-J) occurring during July and August 2002. FBE-J is the Naval component of the US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) Millennium Challenge 02, in which live and simulated exercises involving technological innovations support various experiment initiatives. NOWCAST and COAMPS-OS clients during FBE-J include the USS Coronado, Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center – San Diego (NPMOC-SD), and Naval Air Warfare Centers (NAWC) at Pt. Mugu and China Lake, CA.
Session 13, INTERNET APPLICATIONS AND WEB PORTALS PART III
Thursday, 13 February 2003, 8:30 AM-1:45 PM
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