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GDP:
GDP: the
the principal
principal component
component of
of the
the Global
Global Surface
Surface Drifting
Drifting
Buoy
Buoy Array,
Array, aa branch
branch of
of NOAAs
NOAAs Global
Global Ocean
Ocean Observing
Observing System
System
(GOOS)
(GOOS) and
and Global
Global Climate
Climate Observing
Observing System
System (GCOS)
(GCOS) and
and aa
scientific
scientific project
project of
of the
the DBCP.
DBCP.
Objectives:
Objectives:
GDP
purpose
Maintain a global 5x5 array of ~1250 satellite-tracked
Lagrangian
Lagrangian surface
surface drifting
drifting buoys
buoys to
to meet
meet the
the need
need for
for an
an accurate
accurate
and
and globally
globally dense
dense set
set of
of in-situ
in-situ observations:
observations: mixed
mixed layer
layer
currents,
currents, SST,
SST, atmospheric
atmospheric pressure,
pressure, winds,
winds, and
and salinity.
salinity.
Provide
Provide data
data processing
processing system
system for
for scientific
scientific use
use of
of these
these data.
data.
These
These data
data support
support short-term
short-term (seasonal-to-interannual)
(seasonal-to-interannual) climate
climate
predictions
predictions as
as well
well as
as climate
climate research
research and
and monitoring.
monitoring.
FUNDING: NOAAs
Climate Program Office
(additional instrument
development at Scripps
supported by ONR)
Organization of
the Global
Drifter Program
Manufacturers in
AOML (Miami, FL)
Rick Lumpkin
Drifter Operations
Center (DOC)
Drifter Data
Assembly Center
(DAC)
Status by program
2010 deployments
~40 drifters in the western Indian Ocean and 15 in the Gulf of Guinea
from various US Navy vessels, as part of the African Partnership
Station II program.
36 from the R/Vs Walton Smith and Nancy Foster to monitor ocean
currents in the Gulf of Mexico, in support of NOAAs response to the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
SST observations
EBD>2 in a 10 box
means potential satellite
bias error <0.5C
compared to a maximum
of 2C.
Large improvement in
SO primarily due to
drifters
Figure courtesy
Huai-min Zhang,
NOAA/NCDC
Plateau at target
Normal
experimental drifters
Salinity drifter
Microcat
mounting
assembly
SST accuracy
OCarroll et al. 2008: three-way comparison.
Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (IR):
= 0.13 K
Drifters: = 0.21 K
AMSRE (MW): = 0.43 K
T(z) in upper few cm? Pixel vs. point?
A 0.2K random error in drifter SST is twice the design accuracy.
Is there undiagnosed drift/errors?
Ongoing work with Chris Merchant. These studies used real-time
buoy data. What results would be obtained from QC data? Would
results be different for first three months of drifters data? Etc.
Joint DBCP-GHRSST pilot project: upgrade 50-100 drifters with
higher-accuracy thermistors, evaluate impact on SST products.
Drogue presence
Precipitous drop
through 2008
Drogues by manufacturer
Fixed submergence
and implementation of
tether strain
Argos-3
Pilot project of the DBCP
During September-November 2009 a total of 23 Argos-3 drifters of
various types were deployed in different oceans, and from three
different manufacturers. AOML is assessing their performance
compared to Argos-2
A3=84422 Pacific Gyre SVP
A2=75336 Pacific Gyre SVP
Total fixes:13.61
Total fixes:23.10
Total number of matching days=56
Argos-2 had more positions of all accuracy values, and the total
number of fixes per day was considerably larger than the Argos-3.