2003 Terrain-Following Ocean Models Users Workshop PROGRAM (Updated: 7/25/03) --------------------- MONDAY AUGUST 4 ------------------ 08:30-09:15 Registration 09:15-9:30 Welcome, logistics (Herman, Ezer, Arango) ------------------------ MIXING PARAMETERIZATIONS ------------------------ Chairperson: Dale Haidvogel 09:30-10:10 J. McWilliams, UCLA (INVITED) An asymptotic theory for the interaction of waves and currents in shallow coastal waters 10:10-10:30 A. Shchepetkin, UCLA KPP implementation in ROMS BREAK Chairperson: Chris Sherwood 10:50-11:30 G. Mellor, Princeton Univ. (INVITED) Recent and proposed modifications to turbulent mixing in ocean models 11:30-11:50 L. Ly, A. Benilov and M. Batteen Breaking wave parameterization and its use in ocean circulation-wave coupling 11:50-12:10 C. Tang, Bedford Institute of Oceanography Surface currents and the Craig-Banner boundary condition 12:10-12:30 R. Robertson, Lamont, Columbia Univ. Vertical Mixing Parameterizations and their effects on the skill of Baroclinic Tidal Modeling LUNCH ------------------------------------- SEDIMENT TRANSPORT & SEA-ICE MODELING ------------------------------------- Chairperson: John Wilkin 01:30-02:10 C. Sherwood, US Geological Survey (INVITED) Sediment transport modeling 02:10-02:30 P. Budgell, Institute of Marine Research, Norway A Coupled Ice-Ocean Model based on ROMS/TOMS 2.0 02:30-02:50 M. Hemer and J. Hunter, Univ. of Tasmania The influence of tides on the sub-Amery Ice Shelf thermohaline circulation Chairperson: John Wilkin BREAK ----------------- DATA ASSIMILATION ----------------- Chairperson: Hernan Arango 03:10-03:50 A. Moore, UC (INVITED) The Tangent Linear and Adjoint models 03:50-04:10 Z. Li, Y. Chao and J. McWilliams, JPL and UCLA A three-dimensional variational data assimilation system for ROMS 04:10-04:30 A. Kurapov, J. Allen, G. Egbert and R. Miller, OSU Assimilation of moored ADP currents into a model of coastal wind-driven circulation off Oregon 04:30-05:30 ---------------- POSTER SESSION ---------------- 06:00 RECEPTION AND DINNER BY THE LAKE --------------------- TUESDAY AUGUST 5 ------------------ ------------------------------------------- NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES AND MODEL DEVELOPMENTS ------------------------------------------- Chairperson: George Mellor 08:30-09:10 J. Pietrzak, Delft Univ., Netherlands (INVITED) Advection-confusion revisited/ New unstructured grid model 09:10-09:30 T. Ezer and G. Mellor, Princeton University On mixing and advection in the BBL and how they are affected by the model grid: Sensitivity studies with a generalized coordinate ocean model 09:30-09:50 P. Chu and C. Fan, Naval Postgraduate School Hydrostatic correction for terrain-following ocean models 09:50-10:10 K. Hedstrom, Arctic Supercomputing Ctr. Test problems and the Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) BREAK Chairperson: Andrew Moore 10:30-11:00 H. Arango, Rutgers Univ. A community Terrain-following Ocean Modeling System (TOMS) 11:00-11:40 D. Kruger, Davidoson Laboratory, SIT (INVITED) Computing issues for modelers: the synergy between computer science and CFD 11:40-12:10 M. Hadfield, NIWA, New Zealand (INVITED) Implementing ROMS/TOMS in Fortran 90: a good thing? 12:10-12:30 K. Hedstrom, Arctic Supercomputing Ctr. (INVITED) HPC and the benchmark problem LUNCH 01:30-01:50 J. Lou, Y. Chao and Z. Li, JPL, Caltech Development of a multi-level parallel adaptive ROMS ------------------- BIOLOGICAL MODELING ------------------- Chairperson: Julie Pietrzak 01:50-02:30 Zack Powel, Berkley (INVITED) Review of Biological modeling 02:30-02:50 A. Hermann, PMEL Nesting and coupling of physical-biological models BREAK ------------------------------- FORECASTING AND PROCESS STUDIES ------------------------------- Chairperson: Jim McWilliams 03:10-03:30 I. Shulman, J. Paduan and J. Kindle, NRL and NPS Modeling study of the coastal upwelling system of the Monterey Bay area during 1999 and 2000 03:30-03:50 E. Di Lorenzo, Scripps, UCSD A forecasting system for the Southern California Current System 03:50-04:10 X. Capet, P. Penven and J. McWilliams, IGPP/UCLA Sensitivity of the U.S. West Coast circulation to wind, heat forcing and boundary conditions using a nested configuration of ROMS 04:10-04:30 X. Wang and Y. Chao, JPL/Caltech Simulated Sea Surface Salinity Variability in the Tropical Pacific 04:30-04:50 J. Wilkin, Rutgers University Modeling the Summertime Heat Budget of the southern New England Shelf for CBLAST 04:50-05:10 M. Foreman, E. Di Lorenzo and B. Crawford, IOS, Canada Modelling the Generation of Haida Eddies --------------------- WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6 ------------------ Chairperson: Tal Ezer 08:30-08:50 J. Fiechter and C. Mooers, RSMAS, Univ. Miami High Resolution Coastal Ocean Model and Application to Coral Reef Ecosystems in Western Boundary Current 08:50-09:10 I. Bang and C. Mooers, RSMAS, Univ. Miami Nowcast/Forcast System of Prince William Sound, Alaska 09:10-09:30 E. Wei, T. Caplow and P. Schlosser, NOAA/NOS Port of New York and New Jersey Operational Forecast System (NYOFS) 09:30-09:50 M. Fragoso, R. Silva, A. Torres, Univ. Rio de Janeiro Regional Ocean (POM) / Atmosphere (MM5) Coupled Modelling System for the Brazillian Coast 09:50-10:10 C. Moore, University of Washington/PMEL Coupling ROMS and WRF using MCT for modeling in the N. Pacific basin BREAK 10:30-12:30 GENERAL DISCUSSION Moderators: H. Arango, T. Ezer ---------------------------- POSTERS 1 B. Ådlandsvik, Institute of Marine Research, Norway Using ROMS in the North Sea- a validation study 2 E. Aguirre and E. Campos, Oceanog. Inst. São Paulo Univ. Sea circulation off Peruvian coast 3. S. Albertson, WA State, Dept. of Ecology A comparison of along-channel flow and residuals in a model of South Puget Sound with ADCP data along select transects 4. P. Chu and L. Ivanov, Naval Postgraduate School Prediction-skill variability in regional ocean models 5. P. Chu and A. Ong, Naval Postgraduate School Uncertainty in Diagnostic Initialization 6. J. Gan and J. S. Allan, Oregon State Univ. Open boundary condition for a limited-area coastal model off Oregon 7. G. Han, Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Tidal Currents and Wind-driven Circulation off Newfoundland 8. M. Hadfield, NIWA, New Zealand New Zealand region ocean modeling with terrain-following and z-level models 9. J. Hu and H. Kawamura, Xiamen Univ., Tohoku Univ., Japan Numerical simulation of tides in the Northern South China Sea and its adjacent seas 10 T. Kagimoto, Frontier Res. Global Change Sensitivity of the Equatorial Undercurrent to the vertical mixing parameterization 11. C. Kim and H. Lim, Korea Ocean R&D Institute Simulation of circulation and density structure of the Yellow Sea using ROMS 12. D.-S. Ko, NRL NRL DBDB2 - a global topography for ocean modeling 13. F. Koesters and R. Kaese, University of Kiel, Germany Modeling of Denmark Strait Overflow 14. L. Ly, R. Stumpf, T. Gross and F. Aikman, C. Lewis, T. Powel, NOS, NPS A Physical-Biological Model Coupling Study of the West Florida Shelf 15. J. Marshak and S. Hakkinen, NASA GSFC NASA POM performance optimization: costs and benefits of using MPI, SMS and OpenMP 16. D. Masson, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Canada Simulation of seasonal variability within the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca using POM 17. J. Pereira, Applied Science Associates, Brazil Modeling of Tidal Dynamics in a Resonant System. Application and Integration with GIS tools 18. S. Rai, Allahabad University, India Simulation of Southern Indian Ocean Using Sigma Coordinate Ocean Model 19. Y. Ro, Chungnam National University, Korea Data Assimilation Experiment in the East (Japan) Sea Based on POM-ES 20. R. Robertson, LDEO, Columbia Univ. Modeling internal tides in the Ross Sea 21. L. Rubash and E. Kilanowski, Raincoast GeoResearch Experimenting with Lagrangian drifters in a Washington Lake using POM 22. A. Shchepetkin, UCLA Poor's man computation: How much power one can get from a Linux PC 23. T. Song, NASA/JPL Developing Generalized vertical Coordinate Ocean Model for multi-Scale compressible or incompressible flow applications 24. Sozer, Metu Institute of Marine Sciences, Turkey Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling Of Bosphorus Strait 25. L. Xie, North Carolina State University Modeling inundation and draining in estuaries and coastal oceans 26. H. Xue, University of Maine Towards a Forecast System for the Gulf of Maine