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gfdl's home page > gfdl on-line bibliography > 2001: Observing the Oceans in the 21st Century, 546-560
Ocean data needs for ENSO and seasonal forecast systems
| D. L. T. Anderson, T. N. Stockdale, M. K. Davey, M. Fischer, M. Ji, A. Rosati, N. R. Smith, and S. E. Zebiak, 2001: Ocean data needs for ENSO and seasonal forecast systems. In Observing the Oceans in the 21st Century, Melbourne, Australia: Uniprint Pty. Ltd., 546-560. |
| Abstract: In this paper we consider the ocean data requirements of comprehensive coupled models used for seasonal forecasting. These are not independent of the measurements and procedures needed to produce analyses of the winds and surface heat and freshwater fluxes which are used to force the ocean models and to provide vital information on the ocean initial conditions. To further put ocean data requirements in context, brief descriptions of a few current ocean analysis systems are given. The way in which different data types are used in practice is then discussed and future requirements assessed. |