-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEER-REVIEW PUBLICATIONS Aikman, F. III and Desiraju B. Rao. 1996. A NOAA perspective on a coastal forecast system. In: Coastal Ocean Prediction. Christopher N.K. Mooers, editor. AGU/CES 5, 25 pages, in review. Chen, P. and G.L. Mellor. 1996. Determination of tidal boundary forcing using tide station data. In: Coastal Ocean Prediction. Christopher N.K. Mooers, editor. AGU/CES 5 , 23 pages, in review. Aikman, F. III, G. L. Mellor, T. Ezer, D. Sheinin, P. Chen, L. Breaker, K. Bosley and D. B. Rao,. 1995. Toward an Operational Nowcast/Forecast System for the U.S. East Coast. In: Modern Approaches to Data Assimilation in Ocean Modeling. P. Malanotte- Rizzoli, editor,Elsevier Oceanography Series 61, 347-376. Ezer, T. 1996. (Editor) Proceedings from the Princeton Ocean Model (POM) users meeting. Princeton, NJ, June 10-12. Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University , 58p. Ezer, T. and G.L. Mellor. 1996. Data assimilation experiments in the Gulf Stream: How useful are satellite-derived surface data for nowcasting the subsurface fields? Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, in press. Aikman, F. III and E. Wei. 1995. A comparison of model-simulated trajectories and observed drifters in the Middle Atlantic Bight. Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering, 2 (1-2), 123-139. Ezer, T., G. L. Mellor, and R. J. Greatbatch. 1995. On the interpentadal variability of the North Atlantic ocean: Model simulated changes in transport, meridional heat flux and coastal sea level between 1955-1959 and 1970-1974, Journal of Geophysical Research, 100(C6), 10,599-10,566. Mellor, G. L. and T. Ezer. 1995. Sea level variations induced by heating and cooling: An evaluation of the Boussinesq approximation in ocean models, Journal of Geophysical Research, 100(C10), 20565-20577. Breaker, L.C., V.M.Krasnopolsky, D.B.Rao, and X.-H.Yan, 1994. The feasibility of estimating ocean surface currents on an operational basis using satellite feature tracking methods. Bulletin of the American Meteorlogical Society, 75, 2085 - 2095. Ezer, T. 1994. On the interaction between the Gulf Stream and the New England Seamount Chain, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 24, 191-204. Ezer, T. and G. L. Mellor. 1994. Continuous assimilation of Geosat altimeter data into a three-dimensional primitive equation Gulf Stream model, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 24, 832-847. Ezer, T. and G. L. Mellor. 1994. Diagnostic and prognostic calculations of the North Atlantic circulation and sea level using a sigma coordinate ocean model, Journal of Geophysical Research, 99(C7), 14,159-14,171. COFS TECHNICAL NOTES COFS Technical Note 96-2. Coastal Ocean Forecast System description and users guide. Lech Lobocki, OMB Contribution No. 127, July 1996, 69p. COFS Technical Note 96-1. Refined Grid/Bathymetry sensitivity tests. E. Wei. National Ocean Sevice, Silver Spring, MD 20910. COFS Technical Note 95-7. The COFS Model Sensitivity to Lateral Boundary Conditions. P. Chen, G.L. Mellor and T. Ezer. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-0710. COFS Technical Note 95-6. COFS Refined Bathymetry Tests. E. Wei. National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD 20910. COFS Technical Note 95-5. Southern Boundary Experimental Forecasts with the COFS Ocean Model. R.A. Schmalz, National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD 20910. COFS Technical Note 95-4. Eta-80km Surface Output Archive. D. Sheinin. National Meteorological Center, Camp Springs, MD 20746. COFS Technical Note 95-3. The Correction of Eta Forcing Fields. P. Chen and G.L. Mellor. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-0710. COFS Technical Note 95-2. Ocean Surface Flux Equations. G.L. Mellor. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-0710. COFS Technical Note 95-1. Comments on the Eta Model, Surface Layer Fluxes. G.L. Mellor, T. Ezer and P. Chen. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-0710. COFS Technical Note 94-1. A Coastal Forecast System: A Collection of Enabling Information. Edited by Tal Ezer and George L. Mellor. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-0710. PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS AND PROCEEDINGS COFS Group, 1996: Tidal prediction in the Coastal Ocean Forecast System. CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimention. Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling. WMO/TD Report (in press). Kelley, J.G.W. and D.W. Behringer, 1996: Ocean data assimilation for the U.S. East Coast. CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimention. Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling. WMO/TD Report (in press). Kelley, J.G.W., Y.Y. Chao, L. Lobocki, H.J. Thiebaux and L.C. Breaker, 1996: NCEP's high resolution coastal ocean forecast guidance for the U.S. East Coast. Abstract, Training Symposium for Operational Forecasters in New England and Southeastern Canada, Taunton, MA, October 7-9, available from NWS Eastern Headquarters, 630 Johnson Ave., Bohemia, NY 11716-2618, p19. Schultz, J.R. and F. Aikman III, 1996: Sea surface temperature evaluation of the Coastal Ocean Forecast System. Proceedings, Oceans 96 MTS/IEEE, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, September 23-26, 1996, 245-250. Aikman, F. III, 1996: The East Coast Ocean Forecast System. Proceedings, Oceans 96 MTS/IEEE, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, September 23-26, 1996, 240-244. Aikman, F. III, G.L. Mellor and D. B. Rao. 1996. A Quasi-Operational Forecast/ Assimilation System for the U.S. East Coast, AMS Coastal Oceanic and Atmospheric Prediction Conference, Jan. 28 - 2 Feb., Atlanta, GA. Aikman, F. III, R.A. Schmalz and E.J. Wei. 1995. Towards an Operational Forecast System for the U.S. East Coast, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, October 26-28, San Diego, CA. Schmalz, R.A. 1995. Southern Boundary Experimental Forecasts with the ECFS Ocean Model, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, October 26-28, San Diego, CA. Wei, E.J. 1995. Refined Bathymetry Tests with the ECFS Ocean Model, 4th International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, October 26-28, San Diego, CA. Ezer, T. and G.L. Mellor. 1995. Toward Operational Ocean Forecasting of Coastal Regions and Semi-enclosed Seas. IAPSO XXI General Assembly, Honolulu, HI, 10 August 1995. Mellor, G.L. 1995. The East Coast Forecast System, a Progress Report, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Vol. 76, No. 17, April 25, Supplement. Ezer, T. and G.L. Mellor. 1995. Seasonal Variations of Sea Level Along the U.S. East Coast: A Comparison Between Observations and an Operational Ocean Model, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Vol. 76, No. 17, April 25, Supplement. Wei, E.J. and R.A. Schmalz. 1995. Refined Bathymetry Experiments with the NOAA East Coast Feasibility Study Ocean Model, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Vol. 76, No. 17, April 25, Supplement. Ezer, T. 1995. East Coast Prediction System, Oil Spill Modeling Workshop, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA, 30 May -1 June. Sheinin, D.A. and G.L. Mellor. 1995. Predictability Studies with a Coastal Forecast System for the U.S. East Coast, WMO/ISCU, CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation, Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling, Rep. #20. Sheinin, D.A. and D.B. Rao. 1995. A Coastal Forecast System for the U.S. East Coast: Ocean Model Systematic Errors and Vertical Mixing Parameterization problem, WMO/ISCU, CAS/JSC Working Group on Numerical Experimentation, Research Activities in Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling, Rep. #20. Aikman, F. III. 1994. A Feasibility Study of an Operational Coastal Forecast System for the U.S. East Coast, MTS 94, September 7-9, Washington, DC. Rao, D.B. 1994. Forecasting of Ocean Surface Winds and Waves. MTS 94, September 7-9, Washington, DC. Aikman, F. III, G.L. Mellor, D.B. Rao, and M.P. Waters. 1994. A Feasibility Study of a Coastal Nowcast/Forecast System. EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Vol. 75, No. 16, April 19, Supplement. Bosley, K. T. and F. Aikman III. 1994. Preliminary Comparisons of Forecast and Observed Subtidal Water Levels Along the U.S. East Coast, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Vol. 75, No. 16, April 19, Supplement. Breaker, L., D.A. Sheinin, and V.M. Krasnopolsky. 1994. Estimating the Surface Circulation off the U.S. East Coast Using Sequential AVHRR Satellite Imagery in Support of NOAA's Emerging Coastal Forecast System, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Vol. 75, No. 16, April 19, Supplement. Chen, P., G.L. Mellor, and T. Ezer. 1994. A U.S. East Coast Tidal Model Using Observational Tidal Station Data, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Vol. 75, No. 16, April 19, Supplement. Gemmill, W.H. and C. Peters. 1994. An Evaluation of the NMC ETA Regional Forecast Model for Coastal Applications, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Vol. 75, No. 16, April 19, Supplement. Lobocki, L. 1994. A New Atmospheric Forecasting Tool: The Regional/Mesoscale ETA Model, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Vol. 75, No. 16, April 19, Supplement. Mellor, G.L., T. Ezer, and P. Chen. 1994. An Operational Coastal Forecast System for the U.S. East Coast: Progress Report and Future Directions, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Vol. 75, No. 16, April 19, Supplement. Sheinin, D.A. and G.L. Mellor. 1994. Predictability Studies with a Coastal Forecast System for the U.S. East Coast, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Vol. 75, No. 16, April 19, Supplement. Ezer, T. 1994. Nowcasting the Evolution of the Gulf Stream System by Assimilation of Surface Data into a Realistic Ocean Model. AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA, 22 February 1994. Ezer, T. 1993. Simulations and Data Assimilation Studies of the East Coast and the North Atlantic with the Princeton Coastal Ocean Numerical Model. AGU Spring Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 24 May 1993. UNPUBLISHED PRESENTATIONS Kelley, J.G.W., D. W. Behringer, H.J. Thiebaux and L.C. Breaker, 1996: Data assimilation for the Coastal Ocean Forecast System, MABPOM, October 17-18, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. Schultz, J.R. and F. Aikman III, 1996: Evaluation of SST and subtidal water level in the Coastal Ocean Forecast System, MABPOM, October 17-18, University of Delaware, Newark, DE Chen, P. 1995. The east coast forecast system: a status report. Middle Atlantic Bight Physical Oceanography and Meteorology Workshop, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY, 3 November 1995. Ezer, T. 1995. The East Coast Forecast System. The Gulf of Maine Ecosystem Modeling Workshop, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 24 October 1995. Aikman, F. 1995. Towards an Operational Coastal Ocean Forecast System for the U.S. East Coast. Commonwealth Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography Seminar Series, CCPO, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, 23 October 1995. Mellor, G. L. 1995. The East Coast Forecast System. The Third Prospectus Development Team of the U.S. Weather Research Program Workshop, Wilmington, NC, 20 September 1995. Ezer, T. 1995. Studies Using a Sigma Coordinate Ocean Model: from Coastal Prediction to Climate Modeling. NASA/Goddard, Washington, DC, 11 July 1995. Aikman, F. 1995. On the Development of a Coastal Forecast System. 4th NOAA Colloquium on Environmental Prediction, NOAA Science Center, Camp Springs, MD, 16 June 1995. Ezer, T. 1995. Coastal Prediction and Data Assimilation in Oceanography. 4th NOAA Colloquium on Environmental Prediction, NOAA Science Center, Camp Springs, MD, 15 June 1995. Ezer, T. 1995. The East Coast Prediction System. Oil Spill Workshop, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA, 30 May 1995. Aikman, F. and K. T. Bosley. 1994. Towards an East Coast Operational Nowcast/Forecast System: Ocean Model Evaluation of Forecast Subtidal Water Level. Middle Atlantic Bight Physical Oceanography and Meteorology Workshop, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 4 November 1994. Mellor, G.L., T. Ezer and P. Chen. 1994. Towards an East Coast Operational Nowcast/ Forecast System: Future System Enhancements. Middle Atlantic Bight Physical Oceanography and Meteorology Workshop, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 4 November 1994. Aikman, F. 1994. On the Development of a NOAA Coastal Forecast System. 3rd NOAA Colloquium on Operational Environmental Prediction, NOAA Science Center, Camp Springs, MD, 17 June 1994. Ezer, P. 1994. Coastal Forecasting and Data Assimilation in Oceanography. 3rd NOAA Colloquium on Operational Environmental Prediction, NOAA Science Center, Camp Springs, MD, 16 June 1994. Ezer, T. 1994. Data Assimilation in Ocean Models and Operational Coastal Ocean Forecasting. New England Physical Oceanography Seminar, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 29 April 1994. Mellor, G. L. 1994. The NMC/NOS/Princeton Coastal Ocean Forecast System. Seminar. University of Miami Cooperative Institue for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, Miami Florida, 11 February 1994. Aikman, F. 1993. The Feasibility of Forecasting in the Coastal Ocean. 2nd NOAA Colloquium on Environmental Prediction, National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD, 30 June 1993. Ezer, T. 1993. Coastal Ocean Circulation Modeling. 2nd NOAA Colloquium on Environmental Prediction, National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD, 29 June 1993. -- ********************************************** * Frank Aikman III * * Oceanographer * * Phone 301-713-2809 Fax 301-713-4501 * * e-mail: frank@ceob.nos.noaa.gov * * * * NOAA, National Ocean Service - N/CS13 * * Coast Survey Development Laboratory * * 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3, RM. 7821 * * Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 * **********************************************