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Author Dukhovskoy, D.S.; Morey, S.L.; O'Brien, J.J. url  doi
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  Title Influence of multi-step topography on barotropic waves and consequences for numerical modeling Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
  Year 2006 Publication Ocean Modelling Abbreviated Journal Ocean Modelling  
  Volume 14 Issue 1-2 Pages 45-60  
  Keywords numerical models; ocean mathematical models; topographic waves; double Kelvin waves; continental shelves; shelf waves  
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  ISSN 1463-5003 ISBN Medium  
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  Funding ONR, NASA Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 443  
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Author Dukhovskoy, D.S.; Morey, S.L.; O'Brien, J.J. url  doi
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  Title Generation of baroclinic topographic waves by a tropical cyclone impacting a low-latitude continental shelf Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
  Year 2009 Publication Continental Shelf Research Abbreviated Journal Continental Shelf Research  
  Volume 29 Issue 1 Pages 333-351  
  Keywords Baroclinic motion; Topographic waves; Low-frequency internal waves; Hurricanes; Caribbean Sea  
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  ISSN 0278-4343 ISBN Medium  
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  Funding NOAA, NASA Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 397  
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Author Dukhovskoy, D.S.; Yashayaev, I.; Proshutinsky, A.; Bamber, J.L.; Bashmachnikov, I.L.; Chassignet, E.P.; Lee, C.M.; Tedstone, A.J. url  doi
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  Title Role of Greenland Freshwater Anomaly in the Recent Freshening of the Subpolar North Atlantic Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
  Year 2019 Publication Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans Abbreviated Journal J. Geophys. Res. Oceans  
  Volume 124 Issue 5 Pages 3333-3360  
  Keywords Greenland ice sheet melting; freshwater anomaly; subpolar North Atlantic; subpolar gyre; passive tracer numerical experiment; freshwater budget  
  Abstract The cumulative Greenland freshwater flux anomaly has exceeded 5000 km3 since the 1990s. The volume of this surplus fresh water is expected to cause substantial freshening in the North Atlantic. Analysis of hydrographic observations in the subpolar seas reveal freshening signals in the 2010s. The sources of this freshening are yet to be determined. In this study, the relationship between the surplus Greenland freshwater flux and this freshening is tested by analyzing the propagation of the Greenland freshwater anomaly and its impact on salinity in the subpolar North Atlantic based on observational data and numerical experiments with and without the Greenland runoff. A passive tracer is continuously released during the simulations at freshwater sources along the coast of Greenland to track the Greenland freshwater anomaly. Tracer budget analysis shows that 44% of the volume of the Greenland freshwater anomaly is retained in the subpolar North Atlantic by the end of the simulation. This volume is sufficient to cause strong freshening in the subpolar seas if it stays in the upper 50�100 m. However, in the model the anomaly is mixed down to several hundred meters of the water column resulting in smaller magnitudes of freshening compared to the observations. Therefore, the simulations suggest that the accelerated Greenland melting would not be sufficient to cause the observed freshening in the subpolar seas and other sources of fresh water have contributed to the freshening. Impacts on salinity in the subpolar seas of the freshwater transport through Fram Strait and precipitation are discussed.  
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  ISSN 2169-9275 ISBN Medium  
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  Call Number COAPS @ user @ Serial 1029  
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Author Engelman, M. B. url  openurl
  Title A Validation of the FSU/COAPS Climate Model Type $loc['typeManuscript']
  Year 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords Crop Models, Skill Scores, Seasonal Prediction, Extreme Events  
  Abstract This study examines the predictability of the Florida State University/Center for Oceanic and Atmospheric Prediction Studies (FSU/COAPS) climate model, and is motivated by the model's potential use in crop modeling. The study also compares real-time ensemble runs (created using persisted SST anomalies) to hindcast ensemble runs (created using weekly updated SST) to asses the effect of SST anomalies on forecast error. Wintertime (DJF, 2 month lead time) surface temperature and precipitation forecasts over the southeastern United States (Georgia, Alabama, and Florida) are evaluated because of the documented links between tropical Pacific SST anomalies and climate in the southeastern United States during the winter season. The global spectral model (GSM) runs at a T63 resolution and then is dynamically downscaled to a 20 x 20 km grid over the southeastern United States using the FSU regional spectral model (RSM). Seasonal, monthly, and daily events from the October 2004 and 2005 model runs are assessed. Seasonal (DJF) plots of real-time forecasts indicate the model is capable of predicting wintertime maximum and minimum temperatures over the southeastern United States. The October 2004 and 2005 real-time model runs both produce temperature forecasts with anomaly errors below 3°C, correlations close to one, and standard deviations similar to observations. Real-time precipitation forecasts are inconsistent. Error in the percent of normal precipitation vary from greater than 100% in the 2004/2005 forecasts to less than 35% error in the 2005/2006 forecasts. Comparing hindcast runs to real-time runs reveals some skill is lost in precipitation forecasts when using a method of SST anomaly persistence if the SST anomalies in the equatorial Pacific change early in the forecast period, as they did for the October 2004 model runs. Further analysis involving monthly and daily model data as well as Brier scores (BS), relative operating characteristics (ROC), and equitable threat scores (ETS), are also examined to confirm these results.  
  Address Department of Meteorology  
  Corporate Author Thesis $loc['Master's thesis']  
  Publisher Florida State University Place of Publication Tallahassee, FL Editor  
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  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 607  
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Author Enloe, J. url  openurl
  Title ENSO impacts on peak wind gusts in the United States Type $loc['typeManuscript']
  Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Address Department of Meteorology  
  Corporate Author Thesis $loc['Master's thesis']  
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  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 629  
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Author Enloe, J.; O'Brien, J. J.; Smith, S. R. url  openurl
  Title ENSO impacts on peak wind gusts in the United States Type $loc['typeReport']
  Year 2002 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue 02-3 Pages 41  
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  Publisher Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University Place of Publication Tallahassee, FL Editor  
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  Series Editor Series Title COAPS Technical Report Series Abbreviated Series Title  
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  Funding NOAA, NASA Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 854  
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Author Enloe, J.; O'Brien, J.J.; Smith, S.R. url  doi
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  Title ENSO Impacts on Peak Wind Gusts in the United States Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
  Year 2004 Publication Journal of Climate Abbreviated Journal J. Climate  
  Volume 17 Issue 8 Pages 1728-1737  
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  ISSN 0894-8755 ISBN Medium  
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  Funding NOAA Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 458  
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Author Enloe, J.; Smith, S. R.; O'Brien, J. J. openurl 
  Title El Nino/Southern Oscillation impacts on peak wind gusts in the United States Type $loc['typeConference Article']
  Year 2003 Publication 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations, American Meteorological Society, Long Beach, CA, USA Abbreviated Journal  
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  Funding NOAA Approved $loc['no']  
  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 870  
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Author Fender, C.K.; Kelly, T.B.; Guidi, L.; Ohman, M.D.; Smith, M.C.; Stukel, M.R. url  doi
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  Title Investigating Particle Size-Flux Relationships and the Biological Pump Across a Range of Plankton Ecosystem States From Coastal to Oligotrophic Type $loc['typeJournal Article']
  Year 2019 Publication Frontiers in Marine Science Abbreviated Journal Front. Mar. Sci.  
  Volume 6 Issue Pages  
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  ISSN 2296-7745 ISBN Medium  
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  Call Number COAPS @ user @ Serial 1074  
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Author Ford, K. M. url  openurl
  Title Uncertainty in Scatterometer-Derived Vorticity Type $loc['typeManuscript']
  Year 2008 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords Vorticity, Scatterometer, Cyclone Genesis, Rrror Analysis, Tropical Storm  
  Abstract A more versatile and robust technique is developed for determining area averaged surface vorticity based on vector winds from the SeaWinds scatterometer on the QuikSCAT satellite. This improved technique is discussed in detail and compared to two previous studies by Sharp et al. (2002) and Gierach et al. (2007) that focused on early development of tropical systems. The error characteristics of the technique are examined in detail. Specifically, three independent sources of error are explored: random observational error, truncation error and representation error. Observational errors are due to random errors in the wind observations, and determined as a worst-case estimate as a function of averaging spatial scale. The observational uncertainty in vorticity averaged for a roughly circular shape with a 100 km diameter, expressed as one standard deviation, is approximately 0.5 x 10 -5 s-1 for the methodology described herein. Truncation error is associated with the assumption of linear changes between wind vectors. For accurate results, it must be estimated on a case-by-case basis. An attempt is made to determine a lower bound of truncation errors through the use of composites of tropical disturbances. This lower bound is calculated as 10-7 s-1 for the composites, which is relatively small compared to the tropical disturbance detection threshold set at 5 x 10-5 s-1, used in an earlier study. However, in more realistic conditions, uncertainty related to truncation errors is much larger than observational uncertainty. The third type of error discussed is due to the size of the area being averaged. If the wind vectors associated with a vorticity maximum are inside the perimeter of this area (away from the edges), it will be missed. This type of error is analogous to over-smoothing. Tropical and sub-tropical low pressure systems from three months of QuikSCAT observations are used to examine this error. This error results in a bias of approximately 1.5 x 10-5 s-1 for area averaged vorticity calculated on a 100 km scale compared to vorticity calculated on a 25 km scale. The discussion of these errors will benefit future projects of this nature as well as future satellite missions.  
  Address Department of Meteorology  
  Corporate Author Thesis $loc['Master's thesis']  
  Publisher Florida State University Place of Publication Tallahassee, FL Editor  
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  Call Number COAPS @ mfield @ Serial 608  
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