9/16/10 NAVOCEANO: Present & Likely Future Activities Related to ePOPf Interests Frank Bub Ocean Modeling Technical Lead Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) Stennis Space Center, MS
9/16/10 BASIC POINTS NAVOCEANO IS AN OPERATIONAL CENTER FOR SUPPORT OF NAVY AND DOES NOT PERFORM R&D HOWEVER, SUPPORTS REGIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY & MODELING R&D EFFORTS BY PROVIDING REAL-TIME GLOBAL (1/8 DEG) NCOM (G-NCOM) & REGIONAL (1/36 DEG) NCOM (R-NCOM) &, EVENTUALLY, HYCOM FORECAST FIELDS AS NetCDF FILES VIA NOAA SERVICES FOR R-NCOM, FNMOC COAMPS ATMOSPHERIC FORCING IS INCLUDED A NATIONAL EFFORT COORDINATED W/IOOS & NCEP
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R-NCOM COVERAGES FOR WEST COAST USA WEST COAST (SOCAL) AND HAWAII (HAWAII) PRESENTLY AVAILABLE AT OPC SITE & SUBSET AT EDAP FUTURE PLANS INCLUDE USA & CANADA NORTHWEST (LATE 2011) AND GULF OF ALASKA (2013)
9/16/10 A MUTUAL BENEFIT NAVOCEANO IS MOTIVATED BY STRONG INTEREST IN FEEDBACK FROM MODEL SKILL ASSESSMENT BY A “THOUSAND EYES” [1/8deg NCOM images courtesy of