PROFS,
the Princeton Regional Ocean Forecast
System, is a hindcast, nowcast and forecast ocean model
based on the Princeton Ocean Model (POM), an experimental real-time forecast
system is under testing now (see Oey et al., GRL 2005 paper
describing the system). PROFS has
been in active development over the past decade through funding from
the Minerals Management
Service (MMS) and
the Office of Naval
Research (ONR). Our goal is to develop and conduct high-resolution,
accurate model simulations in coastal oceans and semi-enclosed
seas (Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean
Sea, the Santa Barbara Channel
and
the Santa Monica Bay) under realistic
ocean environments utilizing nested-grid techniques, data-assimilations
and high-resolution atmospheric models. The quality of the model is
monitored and reassessed by comparing the results with
observations, and also by attempts to better understand physics through
process studies and analyses of observational data.
Acknowledgements:
Many people contributed to the development of PROFS. Outside
collaborators include D.-P. Wang (SUNY, Stony Brook) and S.-J. Fan
(Stevens Institute of Technology); at Princeton, T. Ezer, X.-H. Lin and
X.-Q. Yin. ... l.oey (Aug/2005)
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