OT015
Observational Strategies for Improving Ocean Predictions

Session ID#: 257389

Session Description:
Reliable ocean predictions are increasingly vital for addressing needs of industry, maritime transportation and coastal communities related to marine resource management, hazard preparedness, and marine operations. This session seeks to highlight advances in observational strategies that directly enhance ocean prediction capabilities across spatial and temporal scales.  We welcome submissions that explore the development, deployment, and optimization of ocean observing systems including remote sensing, autonomous vehicles, in situ sensors, and novel sensor technologies. Of particular interest are approaches that leverage adaptive sampling, machine learning, and data assimilation to maximize the utility of observational data to ocean prediction. Contributions may include observational system simulation experiments (OSSEs), observing system evaluations, and real-world case studies demonstrating improved predictive skill and forecast utility.  This session aims to connect researchers and practitioners from across the ocean sciences community—including physical, biological, and biogeochemical disciplines—who are working to refine how observations inform predictive models.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • Ocean Technologies and Observatories -
  • Physical Oceanography: Mesoscale and Larger -
  • Physical Oceanography: Mesoscale and Smaller -
Index Terms:

4255 Numerical modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4262 Ocean observing systems [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4263 Ocean predictability and prediction [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
4294 Instruments and techniques [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
Student/Early Career Chair:  Mr. Sakib Mahmud, PhD, Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), College Station TX, United States
Primary Chair:  Steven L Morey, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, School of the Environment, Tallahassee, FL, United States
Co-chairs:  Amy S Bower, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Steven Francis DiMarco, Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), College Station TX, United States and Eric Chassignet, Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
 
Three-Dimensional Observations of a Mesoscale Eddy in the Kuroshio Extension Based on Multiple Platforms and Adaptive Strategies (1860494)
Dr. Tianshi Du1, Yueqi Zhang2, Wu Su3, Zhao Jing2, Zhaohui Chen2 and Yumou Qiu3, (1)Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, China, (2)Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China, (3)Peking University, Beijing, China
 
A Neural Network Framework for Reconstructing Oxygen Concentration over the Texas–Louisiana Continental Shelf from Glider Observations (2020465)
Mr. Sakib Mahmud, PhD1, Xiao Ge1, Uchenna Nwankwo1, Steven Francis DiMarco1, Alec Krueger1, Anthony Hayden Knap1, Matthew Smith1 and Zhankun Wang2, (1)Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), College Station TX, United States, (2)NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI-MD, Silver Spring, United States
 
The GRand Adaptive Sampling Experiment (GRASE) – Using Targeted Observations to improve Prediction of the Loop Current System in the Gulf of Mexico (2027568)
Steven L Morey1, Eric Chassignet2, Steven Francis DiMarco3, Mr. Sakib Mahmud, PhD3, Amy S Bower4, Scott M Glenn5, Travis N Miles5, Miguel Costa Tenreiro6, Enric Pallas Sanz6, Lynn K Shay7, Pierre F J Lermusiaux8, Rafael Ramos9 and Michael Feldman10, (1)Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, NOAA Center for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, and Professor, Tallahassee, FL, United States, (2)Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States, (3)Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), College Station TX, United States, (4)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (5)Rutgers University, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, United States, (6)Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada, Physical Oceanography, Ensenada, BJ, Mexico, (7)RSMAES/University of Miami, Department of Ocean Sciences, Miami, United States, (8)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge, MA, United States, (9)Woods Hole Group, Houston, United States, (10)National Academy of Sciences, Washington, United States
 
An EOF-Based Approach for Improved Forecasting of Halifax Harbour Using a High-Resolution Regional Model (2029462)
Jacob MacDonald1, Bin Wang2, Arnaud Laurent1, Henry C Bittig3, Sean Morgan1, Dariia Atamanchuk1, Ruby Yee1, Ruth C Musgrave1 and Katja Fennel1, (1)Dalhousie University, Department of Oceanography, Halifax, NS, Canada, (2)Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou, China, (3)Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, 18119 Warnemunde, Germany
 
Assessment of subsurface velocity in assimilative models in the Gulf of Mexico (2029778)
Amy S Bower1, Heather H Furey1, Alexandra Bozec2 and Eric Chassignet2, (1)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (2)Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
 
Deep Learning Models and Observing System Simulation Experiments of the Indonesian Throughflow (2031865)
Huijie Xue1, Zihao Wang2, Ruijun Zhu2 and Yuan Wang2, (1)Xiamen University, State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science and College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen, China, (2)Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
 
Evaluation of the thermohaline field produced by empirical and numerical models in the Loop Current region using projections onto stream function space (2032529)
Paula Perez Brunius1, Paula García-Carrillo2, Kathleen A Donohue3, Jose Roberto Miranda4, Olmo Zavala-Romero4, Ganesh Gopalakrishnan5, Bruce D Cornuelle5, Amy S Bower6 and Heather H Furey6, (1)UNITED STATES, (2)Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada, Physical Oceanography, Ensenada, BJ, Mexico, (3)Univ Rhode Island, Narragansett, United States, (4)Florida State University, Scientific Computing, Tallahassee, United States, (5)University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States, (6)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States
 
Recent Observations from the CANEK Mooring Array in the Yucatan Channel and the Florida Straits:2021-2025 (2032639)
Julio Sheinbaum1, Giovanni Durante2 and Miguel Costa Tenreiro1, (1)Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada, Physical Oceanography, Ensenada, BJ, Mexico, (2)Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Physical Oceanography, Ensenada, BJ, Mexico
 
Mesoscale Eddy Modulation of Water Mass Transport Through the Ibiza Channel From a Multi-Platform Observational Perspective (2034860)
Paul Hargous1, Vincent Combes1 and Ananda Pascual2, (1)IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Esporles, Spain, (2)Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (CSIC-UIB), Esporles, Spain
 
Ocean Glider Adaptive Sampling Informed by Operational Models for Hurricane and Loop Current Eddy Forecasting (2040662)
Scott M Glenn1, Travis N Miles2, Joseph Gradone2, Doug Wilson3, Steven Francis DiMarco4, Mr. Sakib Mahmud, PhD4, Miguel Costa Tenreiro5, Enric Pallas Sanz5, Rafael Ramos6, Heather H Furey7, Lynn Shay8, Benjamin Jaimes de la Cruz9, Matthieu Le Hanaff10, Hyun-Sook Kim11, Ganesh Gopalakrishnan12, Bruce D Cornuelle12 and Steven L Morey13, (1)Rutgers University, Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, (2)Rutgers University, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, United States, (3)University of the Virgin Islands, St Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, (4)Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), College Station TX, United States, (5)Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada, Physical Oceanography, Ensenada, BJ, Mexico, (6)Woods Hole Group, Houston, United States, (7)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (8)University of Miami, Ocean Sciences, Miami, United States, (9)RSMAES/University of Miami, Department of Ocean Sciences, Miami, United States, (10)University of Miami/CIMAS, Miami, United States, (11)Atlantic Oceanic and Meteorologic Laborabory, Miami, United States, (12)University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States, (13)Florida State Univ, Tallahassee, FL, United States
 
GRand Adaptative Sampling Experiment (GRASE) into the Mexican Caribbean. (2043143)
Miguel Costa Tenreiro1, Enric Pallas Sanz1, Steven Francis DiMarco2, Anthony Hayden Knap2,3, Scott M Glenn4, Travis N Miles4, Mr. Sakib Mahmud, PhD2, Robert Currier5, Fernando Andrade6, Oscar Reyes6, Gabriela Eugenia Athié de Velasco7, Edgar Escalente8 and Miguel Gómez8, (1)Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada, Physical Oceanography, Ensenada, BJ, Mexico, (2)Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), College Station TX, United States, (3)Texas A&M University College Station, College Station, United States, (4)Rutgers University, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, United States, (5)Gulf of America Coastal Ocean Observing System, College Station, United States, (6)El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chetumal, QR, Mexico, (7)Universidad Veracruzana, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Pesquerías, Veracruz, Mexico, (8)National Autonomous University of Mexico, Puerto Morelos, QR, Mexico
 
Rapid response capability of the Tampa Bay Observing Network (TBON) in monitoring water quality (2044203)
Samantha Dangelo, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, College of Marine Science, St Petersburg, United States, Yonggang Liu, University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, United States and Jason Law, University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL, United States
 
Spatial and Temporal Variability of the Yucatan Current using High-Frequency Radar (2044797)
Steven Francis DiMarco1, Anthony Knap2, Uchenna Nwankwo3, Mr. Sakib Mahmud, PhD4, Xiao Ge4, Andrew Dancer3, Alec Krueger4, Matthew Smith4, Scott M Glenn5, Travis N Miles5, Michael J Smith6, Rafael Ramos7, Jill S Storie8, David A Salas de Leon9, Heather Nowak7, Rosalinda Monreal-Jimenez10, Victor KEVIN Contreras11,12, Enric Pallas Sanz13 and Miguel Costa Tenreiro13, (1)Texas A&M University College Station, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, College Station, TX, United States, (2)Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), College Station, United States, (3)Texas A&M University College Station, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, College Station, United States, (4)Texas A&M University, Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), College Station TX, United States, (5)Rutgers University, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, New Brunswick, United States, (6)Rutgers University, New Brunswick, United States, (7)Woods Hole Group, Houston, United States, (8)Horizon Marine, Inc., Marion, MA, United States, (9)UNAM, Mexico City, EM, Mexico, (10)IMTA Mexican Institute of Water Technology, Jiutepec, Mexico, (11)UNAM, Mexico City, DF, Mexico, (12)Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua, Jiutepec Morelos, DF, Mexico, (13)Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada, Physical Oceanography, Ensenada, BJ, Mexico
 
Hindcast Calibration of General Circulation Model Currents Using Statistical and ML Techniques (2047374)
Mark Halverson1, Sergio Jaramillo2, Caio Stringari1 and Luz Zarate2, (1)BGC Engineering, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (2)Shell Global Solutions International, Houston, United States
 
Assessing the Impact of Observations on Ocean State Estimation in the Gulf of Mexico using ROMS 4DVAR (2047617)
Sheila Natali Estrada-Allis1, Andrew M Moore2, Julio Sheinbaum3, Eduardo Ashida Hernández1 and João de Souza4, (1)Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada, Physical Oceanography, Ensenada, BJ, Mexico, (2)University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (3)CICESE, Physical Oceanography, Ensenada, BJ, Mexico, (4)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, United States
 
Probabilistic Forecasting, Optimal Path Planning, and Adaptive Sampling for Multi-Platform Operations in the Gulf of Mexico (2047994)
Christopher Mirabito1, Patrick J Haley Jr1, Ellen Mule1, Alonso Rodriguez1 and Pierre F J Lermusiaux2, (1)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge, United States, (2)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cambridge, MA, United States
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