Ocean Weather Forecasting

Part I: Introduction1: N. Smith, Perspectives from the Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment Part II: Modeling2: S. Griffies, Some ocean models fundamentals3: A.M. Tréguier, Models of ocean: Which ocean?4: R. Bleck, On the use of hybrid vertical coordinates in ocean circulation modeling5: E. Blayo and L. Debreu, Nesting ocean models Part III: Oceanographic observations and atmospheric forcing6: I. Robinson, Satellite measurements for operational ocean models7: U. Send, In-situ observations: Platforms and techniques8: S. Pouliquen, In-situ observations: Operational systems and data management9: W. Large, Surface fluxes for practitioners of global ocean data assimilation Part IV: Data assimilation10: P. Brasseur, Ocean data assimilation using sequential methods base on the Kalman filter11: I. Fukumori, What is data assimilation really solving, and how is the calculation actually done?12: F. Rabier, Importance of data: A meteorological perspective13: D. Anderson, M. Balmaseda, and A. Vidard, The ECMWF perspective Part V: Systems14: P. Bahurel, MERCATOR OCEAN global to regional ocean monitoring and forecasting15: M. Bell, R. Barciela, A. Hines, M. Martin, A. Sellar, and D. Storkey, The Forecasting Ocean Assimilation Model (FOAM) system16: E. Chassignet, H. Hurlburt, O.M. Smedstad, G. Halliwell, P. Hogan, A. Wallcraft, and R. Bleck, Ocean prediction with the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM)17: A. Schiller and N. Smith, BLUElink: Large-to-coastal scale operational oceanography in the Southern Hemisphere18: J.F. Minster, Operational oceanography: A European perspective19: Y. Desaubies, MERSEA: Development of a European ocean monitoring and forecasting system20: L. Crosnier and C. Le Provost, Internal metrics definition for operational forecast systems inter-comparison: Example in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea21: J. Harding and J. Rigney,Operational oceanography in the U.S. Navy: A GODAE perspective22: M. Altalo, Applications of ocean forecastinformation