Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May Naval Oceanographic Office Director’s Report CAPT John D. Cousins Commanding Officer, Naval Oceanographic Office 28 May 2008 Committee for Operational Processing Centers

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May Outline HPC Equipment and Upgrades OIS Upgrade/Server Consolidation Continuity of Operations Ocean Sciences Building Status of NCOM and HYCOM

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May Cutting-edge Networking Connectivity Resilient, multi-gigabit connectivity via Defense Research & Engineering Network (DREN) to all major nationwide government, industrial, and academic networks. High Performance Computing Major Shared Resource Center Consistent high ranking among world's supercomputing centers. Current computing capability of 60+ trillion operations per second. Increasing to 195+ trillion operations per second with upgrade to IBM Power6 and CRAY XT5 in Fall Petascale Data Storage and Management One of the nation's most secure and scalable data management and archival facilities. NAVO MSRC Architecture

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May OIS Upgrade/Server Consolidation The purpose of this effort is to establish a centralized computing capability that will facilitate the reduction of the number of NAVOCEANO servers –Establish a generic server capability that will provide required functionality and limit CARS liability (FY08) –Blade architecture with high-speed Infiniband interconnect –Initial implementation can scale to 96 processing nodes NAVO estimates 40 nodes will be needed for NPOESS Each compute node is equipped with 2, 3GHz quad core processors –VMWare server group to establish virtual servers to fulfill some server requirements –Establish an HPC capability to service computational requirements Computational capability will integrate with the NAVOCEANO Data Center. –This will ease transition of MCSST processing scheduled for late FY09 – This pre-positions NAVO data flow and production processes for NPOESS Aligned with final NPOESS design for SAN-to-SAN data receipt

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May NPOESS Transition –Hybrid system will host: Altimetry Data Fusion Center (ADFC) Multi-Channel Sea-Surface Temperature (MCSST) Automated Optics Processing Software (AOPS) Ocean Feature Analysis (OFA) –NPOESS satellite data will flow into the system for MCSST, AOPS, and OFA processing –NPP data from AFWA or NOAA is expected o/a July 2010 –C1 data from NAVO IDP expected o/a February 2013

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May Continuity of Operations New $14M UPS/Generator Plant performed on MILCON P-013 –Will replace all existing UPS and generator systems supporting building 1000 complex which includes NAVO MSRC and computer room –Estimated completion date is November 2008 Northbound communications link –Cost is up to an additional $7K per month more than the Keesler circuit –Will provide redundancy for SIPRNET, DATMS-U, SOC AOR, NIPRNET, and JWICS

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May Ocean Science Building Broke ground on November 1 st, 2006 Scheduled for completion October 2008 $47Million; 171,000 square feet Building replaces structures damaged by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and consolidates many of the remotely-located personnel Includes space allocated for the NPOESS IDP and Glider Program

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May Ocean Science Building First floor Space allocated for NAVO NPOESS IDP Glider Spaces

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May Ocean Science Building Second floor

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May Aerial View

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May Weight110 lb Hull Dia. 30 cm Length 2.8 m (w/1-m antenna) Horiz. Speed0.6 knots Max Depth1000 m Theoretical - Endurance6 months Endurance6 months Range4000 km Range4000 km Power Lithium Comms Iridium SensorsTemp-Salinity-Optics In Situ Glider Data Ocean Models Ocean Gliders

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May Global Navy Coastal Ocean Model (G-NCOM) Princeton Ocean Model (POM) based circulation model 3D Forecasts of Temperature, Salinity, Currents, Elevation Horizontal resolution 1/8 deg 42 vertical layers Forecast to 3hr increments NOGAPS atmosphere forcing Assimilates SST / SSH Will assimilate profiles – 2008 (using NCODA) Model for deep water – mesoscale processes Tides added linearly from Oregon State - Egbert model Validated to provide lateral boundary conditions for higher resolution nests (SWAFS / regional NCOM) FY08 validation for global ASW support planned, replacing MODAS 1/8 deg (~14 km / 7.5 nm)

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May G-NCOM Status G-NCOM is remarkably stable –Runs every day with little need for intervention –“MODAS” product suite (wavelets, graphics, RP-33 ASW properties) being produced Summer mini-OPTEST planned to demonstrate that G-NCOM is a viable replacement for MODAS In final stages of version 3B upgrade (May 08) –No major changes have been implemented since OPTEST DEC06 –Data assimilation via NCODA –Improved mixed layer using NLOM MLD –Clean up processing and streamlining –Coupled G-NCOM - PIPS 3.0 Ice model Setting up G-NCOM on Pascal (CLAS system) –Can provide full suite of model fields (21 GB/day) without TGS transfer choke points Plan to replace MODAS with G-NCOM in regions without HIRES-NCOM by 01OCT08 on track

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May High Resolution Navy Coastal Ocean Model (HIRES-NCOM) ~1/36 deg (3 km / 1.7 nm) Same structure / algorithms as GNCOM Boundary Conditions provided by GNCOM FNMOC COAMPS forcing 3D Forecasts T, S, Currents, Elevation Also RP-33 acoustic properties for ASW Resolution varies (~1/36 deg*) 41 vertical layers (testing 51) Forecast to 48 (72*) 3 (1*) hr increments Assimilates data from –insitu obs (XBTs, CTDs, floats, buoys) –Satellites (SST, SSH) Demonstrated in Guam area during Navy exercise Valiant Shield Plan to implement ~4 regions/year, 16 total, to support Navy operations * Higher spatial, temporal resolutions are possible HiRes-GUAM SST Daily 00ZSSS

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May High Resolution Navy Coastal Ocean Model (HIRES-NCOM) ~1/36 deg (3 km / 1.7 nm) Same structure / algorithms as GNCOM Boundary Conditions provided by GNCOM FNMOC COAMPS forcing 3D Forecasts T, S, Currents, Elevation Also RP-33 acoustic properties for ASW Resolution varies (~1/36 deg*) 41 vertical layers (testing 51) Forecast to 48 (72*) 3 (1*) hr increments Assimilates data from –insitu obs (XBTs, CTDs, floats, buoys) –Satellites (SST, SSH) Demonstrated in Guam area during Navy exercise Valiant Shield Plan to implement ~4 regions/year, 16 total, to support Navy operations * Higher spatial, temporal resolutions are possible HiRes-GUAM SST Daily 00ZSSS

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May HIRES-NCOM Status All HIRES NCOMs assimilating satellite and insitu data (i.e., profiles including gliders) using NCODA. –G-NCOM will also use NCODA when Version 3B implemented –Data being automatically QC’d using OCNQC OCNQC and NCODA OPTEST completed –Will recommend acceptance at next AMOP ECS-NCOM OPTEST done and submitted to AMOP FEB08 –Assumed operational by default on 1MAR08. –Now supporting WESTPAC ASW efforts with ECS-NCOM –Large USWEX exercise provided very positive feedback –Domain successfully expanded north to include Yellow Sea HAWAII-NCOM set up and running since mid-MAR –Will support RIMPAC-08 –FNMOC CAAPS COAMPS forcing being used for 72-hr forecast –Validation report planned based on RIMPAC data

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May HIRES-NCOM Status (continued) SOCAL-NCOM set up –Will not be started until FNMOC CAAPS is available (JUN08) –Looking to academic assets to collect data for validation (NPS and CALCOFI cruises planned this summer/fall) Work begun on Gulf of Oman (GOO) NCOM –Ahead of schedule (planned for FY09) –Will use validation data collected by TAGS Physical Oceanography survey this fall Implementation of ECOAST-NCOM planned early FY09 –Validation data set being researched. Many NDBC and IOOS collection systems in place. Investigating academic and other survey sources. Implementation of SCS-NCOM planned for early FY09 –Requested 2 Physical Oceanography TAGS surveys early 2009 Plan to run a total of 16 –Sequence other permanent HIRES regions depend on COO/DOO guidance –Also prepared to maintain 1-2 short term domains for contingency ops

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May NCOM Implementation Plans: FY08 All Underway Global NCOM coverage (also Arctic with ice model PIPS) FY08 – HIRES (RELO) NCOM 1.East China Sea (ECS) 2.Hawaii (RIMPAC) 3.U. S. West Coast (SOCAL) BOUNDARIES FIXED 1 3 2

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May NCOM Implementation Plans: FY09 Relatively Fixed Global NCOM coverage (also Arctic with ice model PIPS) FY08 1.East China Sea (ECS) 2.Hawaii 3.U. S. West Coast (SOCAL) FY09 4.Gulf of Oman 5.U.S. East Coast (JAX/VACAPES OA) 6.South China Sea 7.Gulf of Aden / Somalia Coast (TBD) BOUNDARIES APPROXIMATE

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May NCOM Implementation Plans: FY10 Subject to Change Global NCOM coverage (also Arctic with ice model PIPS) FY08 1. East China Sea (ECS) 2. Hawaii 3. U. S. West Coast (SOCAL) FY09 4. Gulf of Oman 5. South China Sea 6. U.S. East Coast (JAX/VACAPES OA) 7. Gulf of Aden / Somalia Coast (TBD) FY10 and Beyond: 8. Sea of Japan 9. Western Mediterranean 10.Eastern Mediterranean 11.Indonesia 12.Red Sea To Be Determined

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) Next generation dynamic model NOPP Consortium – NRL lead, U Miami, Los Alamos, French, NOAA/AOML, etc. Temperature, Salinity, Currents, Elevation Initial global resolution 1/12 deg (2008) –Final resolution 1/25 deg (2011) –40+ vertical layers –Pressure, depth, sigma coordinates as needed Forecast to 120hr Assimilates SST / SSH / profile data –using NCODA Global & regional model replacements Global service to NOAA, others ESMF backbone NRL Stennis graphics 1/12 (9 km / 5 nm)  1/25 deg (3.8 km / 1.8 nm)

Naval Oceanographic Office Providing Decision Superiority for Warfare Operations Approved for Public Release – May HYCOM Status HYCOM (1/12) running in NAVO operational queue since DEC 06 –14 hours, 380 cpus, 5-day hindcast, 5-day forecast –First set of validations suggested no better than G-NCOM for some properties –Recent NRL changes now show HYCOM will be an improvement Plan to complete 1/12 HYCOM VTR Fall 08 –If successful, OPTEST to replace G-NCOM planned during FY09 –Should be operational early FY10 HYCOM 1/25 planned to start in NAVO queue FY11 –OPTEST FY12 –Estimate a 10-fold increase in processing and storage requirements –Timetable depends on whether enough power arrives during next MSRC upgrade (likely yes– we had a 500% increase this time)

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