Project done by Emmanuel Tournier in 3 months.
Introduction
This work has been done mainly by Emmanuel Tournier, student in the reknown French military academy of St-Cyr. In their last year, these military students need to complete a scientific project of 3 months.
Objectives of the Research
Evaluate a new SST satellite product and investigate what it coul bring to the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) assimilation system
Abstract
Sea Surface Temperature (hereafter, SST) is one of the most important variable related
to the global ocean-atmosphere system. It is widely applied as a boundary condition for numericasl weather prediction. Currently, HYCOM uses/assimilate the satellite AVHRR to have
SST input data.
Recently, a new satellite product has been created to give a more accurate SST. It combines data from several satellites. The goal of this study is to evaluate this
product, MISST, focusing in the Gulf of Mexico to show that it could improve HYCOM simulations. The Gulf of Mexico has been chosen for its potential huge source of
energy for hurricanes, where SST is a key variable on their development and strength.
Details are given on the final report of Emmanuel Tournier.
Final report (8.7 Mb pdf file)
Presentation given at COAPS (1.6 Mb ppt file)
The Research Team
Dr. Eric Chassignet , Professor
Dr. S. Morey , Assistant Scholar/Scientist
Dr. D. Dukhovskoy , Assistant Scholar/Scientist
Dr. A. Bozec , Post-Doc Scientist
F. Gouillon , Graduate Research Assistant
E. Tournier, Summer Intern, Military Engineer
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