Ocean Forecasts for Canadians: Improving safety at sea through prediction of ocean behaviour*
Fraser Davidson1 and Dan Wright2
1Department of Fisheries and Oceans
St. John's, NL
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2Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Dartmouth, NS
4:30 p.m., Thursday, November 2, 2006
Interestingly enough, in order to forecast the future of the ocean, we need to test our ocean models and forecasting systems on well-observed passed events. Every ocean forecasting system requires careful validation through hindcasts and historical data validation.
This talk describes the emerging field of operational oceanography. We describe the differences between atmospheric weather forecasting and ocean weather forecasting and the challenges of the latter. The multidisciplinary and team nature of operational oceanography is described along with the variety of applications from Global to Regional systems. An overview of the present vision for Canada's operational ocean forecasting capability is given as well as the latest results in ocean forecasting initiatives.
*Co-sponsored by CMOS.
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How Density Currents Set the Vertical Stratification of Deep Oceanic Basins and Lakes
Matthew Wells
Physical and Environmental Sciences
University of Toronto
4:30 p.m., Thursday, November 16, 2006
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4:30 p.m., Thursday, December 14, 2006
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