The Wider Scientific Community
In the comparatively new research field of operational oceanography, formal and informal cooperation between international science agencies has facilitated developments, which generate regional benefits for countries such as Australia.
This level of cooperation begins with the inclusion of Australian scientists on international science teams—for projects such as satellite missions and the new wave of ocean-borne measuring instruments that will be the sentinels of ocean conditions.
In turn, the data generated by these projects is made freely available to the science community for inclusion in their own work.
What all the agencies share is a desire to synthesise and assimilate real-time data on winds, ocean temperature, salinity and sea surface height— streaming in hourly from specialist data centres predominantly in the US, France and Australia—into a form that can be uploaded to computer models.
Once available to the operational marine prediction models, forecasts can be developed. The earliest forecasts are expected to be available by 2005/2006 and delivered primarily through the Bureau of Meteorology
During the development phase, scientists will be working closely with the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts and United States naval scientists.
Centrepiece of BLUElink> will be the development of a prototype ocean simulation for the Australian region, underpinned by an advanced data and product server system.
The operational experience and infrastructure of the Bureau of Meteorology, including advanced data systems and the High-Performance Computing and Communications Centre (HPCCC), will be critical contributions to the project. This will be coupled with the internationally acknowledged expertise in marine research of CSIRO, supported by the Royal Australian Navy and its expertise as a user for operational applications of the forecast system and its outputs.
A Closer Look
- CSIRO and ROAM »
- BLUElink and GODAE »
- Data Sources »
- Ocean Analysis System »
- Ocean Modelling System »
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ABOUT BLUELINK
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• Prototype Model »
• Applications »
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A CLOSER LOOK AT BLUELINK
• CSIRO and ROAM »• BLUElink and GODAE »
• Data Sources »
• Ocean Analysis System »
• Ocean Modelling System »