Abstract
Integration of observations of the coastal ocean continuum, from regional oceans to shelf seas and estuaries/deltas with models, can substantially increase the value of observations and enable a wealth of applications. In particular, models can play a critical role at connecting sparse observations, synthesizing them, and assisting the design of observational networks; in turn, whenever available, observations can guide coastal model development. Coastal observations should sample the two-way interactions between nearshore, estuarine and shelf processes and open ocean processes, while accounting for the different pace of circulation drivers, such as the fast atmospheric, hydrological and tidal processes and the slower general ocean circulation and climate scales. Because of these challenges, high-resolution models can serve as connectors and integrators of coastal continuum observations. Data assimilation approaches can provide quantitative, validated estimates of Essential Ocean Variables in the coastal continuum, adding scientific and socioeconomic value to observations through applications (e.g., sea-level rise monitoring, coastal management under a sustainable ecosystem approach, aquaculture, dredging, transport and fate of pollutants, maritime safety, hazards under natural variability or climate change). We strongly recommend an internationally coordinated approach in support of the proper integration of global and coastal continuum scales, as well as for critical tasks such as community-agreed bathymetry and coastline products.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | 436 |
| Journal | Frontiers in Marine Science |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | JUL |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
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Keywords
- Array design
- Assimilation
- Coastal
- Models
- Observations
- Ocean
- Synergy
- Synthesis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography
- Global and Planetary Change
- Aquatic Science
- Water Science and Technology
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
- Ocean Engineering
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Model-observations synergy in the coastal ocean. / De Mey-Frémaux, Pierre; Ayoub, Nadia; Barth, Alexander; Brewin, Robert; Charria, Guillaume; Campuzano, Francisco; Ciavatta, Stefano; Cirano, Mauro; Edwards, Christopher A.; Federico, Ivan; Gao, Shan; Hermosa, Isabel Garcia; Sotillo, Marcos Garcia; Hewitt, Helene; Hole, Lars Robert; Holt, Jason; King, Robert; Kourafalou, Vassiliki H; Lu, Youyu; Mourre, Baptiste; Pascual, Ananda; Staneva, Joanna; Stanev, Emil V.; Wang, Hui; Zhu, Xueming.
In: Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol. 6, No. JUL, 436, 01.01.2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey
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T1 - Model-observations synergy in the coastal ocean
AU - De Mey-Frémaux, Pierre
AU - Ayoub, Nadia
AU - Barth, Alexander
AU - Brewin, Robert
AU - Charria, Guillaume
AU - Campuzano, Francisco
AU - Ciavatta, Stefano
AU - Cirano, Mauro
AU - Edwards, Christopher A.
AU - Federico, Ivan
AU - Gao, Shan
AU - Hermosa, Isabel Garcia
AU - Sotillo, Marcos Garcia
AU - Hewitt, Helene
AU - Hole, Lars Robert
AU - Holt, Jason
AU - King, Robert
AU - Kourafalou, Vassiliki H
AU - Lu, Youyu
AU - Mourre, Baptiste
AU - Pascual, Ananda
AU - Staneva, Joanna
AU - Stanev, Emil V.
AU - Wang, Hui
AU - Zhu, Xueming
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Integration of observations of the coastal ocean continuum, from regional oceans to shelf seas and estuaries/deltas with models, can substantially increase the value of observations and enable a wealth of applications. In particular, models can play a critical role at connecting sparse observations, synthesizing them, and assisting the design of observational networks; in turn, whenever available, observations can guide coastal model development. Coastal observations should sample the two-way interactions between nearshore, estuarine and shelf processes and open ocean processes, while accounting for the different pace of circulation drivers, such as the fast atmospheric, hydrological and tidal processes and the slower general ocean circulation and climate scales. Because of these challenges, high-resolution models can serve as connectors and integrators of coastal continuum observations. Data assimilation approaches can provide quantitative, validated estimates of Essential Ocean Variables in the coastal continuum, adding scientific and socioeconomic value to observations through applications (e.g., sea-level rise monitoring, coastal management under a sustainable ecosystem approach, aquaculture, dredging, transport and fate of pollutants, maritime safety, hazards under natural variability or climate change). We strongly recommend an internationally coordinated approach in support of the proper integration of global and coastal continuum scales, as well as for critical tasks such as community-agreed bathymetry and coastline products.
AB - Integration of observations of the coastal ocean continuum, from regional oceans to shelf seas and estuaries/deltas with models, can substantially increase the value of observations and enable a wealth of applications. In particular, models can play a critical role at connecting sparse observations, synthesizing them, and assisting the design of observational networks; in turn, whenever available, observations can guide coastal model development. Coastal observations should sample the two-way interactions between nearshore, estuarine and shelf processes and open ocean processes, while accounting for the different pace of circulation drivers, such as the fast atmospheric, hydrological and tidal processes and the slower general ocean circulation and climate scales. Because of these challenges, high-resolution models can serve as connectors and integrators of coastal continuum observations. Data assimilation approaches can provide quantitative, validated estimates of Essential Ocean Variables in the coastal continuum, adding scientific and socioeconomic value to observations through applications (e.g., sea-level rise monitoring, coastal management under a sustainable ecosystem approach, aquaculture, dredging, transport and fate of pollutants, maritime safety, hazards under natural variability or climate change). We strongly recommend an internationally coordinated approach in support of the proper integration of global and coastal continuum scales, as well as for critical tasks such as community-agreed bathymetry and coastline products.
KW - Array design
KW - Assimilation
KW - Coastal
KW - Models
KW - Observations
KW - Ocean
KW - Synergy
KW - Synthesis
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DO - 10.3389/fmars.2019.00436
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JO - Frontiers in Marine Science
JF - Frontiers in Marine Science
SN - 2296-7745
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