Abstract:

This dataset includes: glider trajectory on the West Florida Shelf from April 20, 2010 to May 4, 2010, and observed and model simulated temperature and salinity data on Buoy C12 in the same period; RMS errors between modeled and observed values at Bouys C10, C12 and C14; Covariances from Ensemble Kalman Filter, traditional Ensemble Optimal Interpolation, and Ensemble Optimal Interpolation with Floating Temporal Window.

Suggested Citation:

Chodong Pan, Lianyuan Zheng, Robert Weisberg, Yonggang Liu, Chad Lembke. 2016. Dataset for: Comparisons of different ensemble schemes for glider data assimilation on West Florida Shelf. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N70C4SSJ

Publications:

Pan, C., Zheng, L., Weisberg, R. H., Liu, Y., & Lembke, C. E. (2014). Comparisons of different ensemble schemes for glider data assimilation on West Florida Shelf. Ocean Modelling, 81, 13–24. doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2014.06.005

Purpose:

To develop a regional 3D Earth System Model that is capable of assimilating observations from multiple platforms, simulating the regional dynamics of the West Florida Shelf (WFS), and providing physical background for monitoring the fate of petroleum hydrocarbons.

Data Parameters and Units:

RMS errors between the model and data (None, normalized); Temperature (oC); Glider locations (longitude and latitude); bathymetry (meter); FTW length (days); Covariance length (km); v = northward glider velocity (m/s); u= eastward glider velocity (m/s)

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