GlobCurrent 2012

GMES Operational Services ( 1240_Brefort 798.12 kB

T. Brefort, European Commission

Overview of the ESA GlobCurrent DUE opportunity, Aims and Objectives for the UCM and expected outcomes. ( 1255_Donlon2 13.19 MB)

C. Donlon and O. Arino, ESA

Overview of Ocean Surface currents - Surface velocity observations from the Global Drifter Program ( 1310_Lumpkin 8.05 MB)

R. Lumpkin, NOAA/AOML

Modeling the global ocean circulation with eddy-resolving resolution ( 1330_Barnier 7.10 MB)

B. Barnier et al., CNRS

Ocean Surface Currents: What we can do with Earth Observation? ( 1350_Larnicol 3.97 MB)

G. Larnicol, CLS

How far can we go with the ESA Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Experiment (GOCE)? ( 1410_Bingham 4.84 MB)

R. Bingham, Univ. of Newcastle

Ocean Surface Currents: What we can do with Earth Observation at finer resolutions? ( 1430_Emery 28.67 MB)

W. Emery et al., CCAR, Univ. of Colorado

NCEP usage and needs of ocean current measurements ( 1450_Rivin 2.47 MB)

I. Rivin et al., NOAA

Impact of ocean surface currents on the ECMWF forecasting system for atmosphere circulation and ocean waves.
( 1505_Bidlot 7.41 MB)

J. Bidlot, ECMWF

Ocean Currents at the Met Office ( 1520_Blockley 1.16 MB)

E. Blockley, Met Office

Modeling drifts and waves at Météo-France: the need for observations of currents
( 1535_Lefevre 1.63 MB)

J. M. Lefèvre, Météo-France

The GMES Marine Service and its Myocean project: a user and provider of surface current observations. ( 1550_Dombrosky 2.39 MB)

E. Dombrowsky, Mercator-Océan

Current data assimilation and drift forecast models for search and rescue
( 1605_Maisondieu 1.38 MB)

C. Maisondieu, Ifremer

Ocean Currents: an O&G operator's needs ( 1650_Quiniou 1.18 MB)

V. Quiniou, Total

GlobCurrent - User Benefits in the Offshore Industry ( 1700_Grignon 4.83 MB)

K. Millard, H. R. Wallingford, Oxford

Ocean current integration in transoceanic voyage plans ( 1710_Cochennec 3.29 MB)

M. Cochennec, CMA-CGM

Oil spill and chemical modelling: operational examples ( 1720_Gouriou 3.27 MB)

V. Gouriou, Cèdre

Currents needs for marine energies ( 1735_DeRoeck 2.69 MB)

Y. H. De Roeck, Ifremer

Costa Concordia emergency: Satellite images and operational Oceanography in support of Italian coast guard, anti-pollution, and Operational activities.( 1750_Caiazzo 9.68 MB)

L. Caiazzo et al., Generale delle Capitanerie di Porto

Current data for sailing racing boat – routing simulation ( 1805_Douillard 14.60 MB)

O. Douillard, Adrena

Ocean surface currents: The challenge for the 21st century ( 1820_Quartly 2.18 MB)

G. Quartly et al., NOC

CNES interests in ocean currents monitoring ( 1835_Lambin2 1.43 MB)

J. Lambin, CNES

Ocean surface currents: some aspects of numerical model control, validation and operational use in the marine industry ( 1850_Bonjean 1.50 MB)

F. Bonjean, SAT-OCEAN

Satellite and in situ fields experimentation in a turbulent ocean ( 1905_Speich 6.59 MB)

S. Speich, LPO

Interplay of ocean current information from spaceborne sensors and from ground-based HF radars ( 0830_Forget 6.07 MB)

P. Forget, MIO-CNRS

The Wavemill Mission: initial proof of concept results and needs from GlobCurrent.
( 0845_Buck 9.45 MB)

C. Buck et al. ESA

On the Potential of Current Measurements by Spaceborne Along-Track InSAR
( 0900_Romeiser 9.11 MB)

R. Romeiser, Univ. of Miami

Global and coastal surface current estimation from SAR ( 0915_Collard2 16.01 MB)

F. Collard, CLS

New challenges for satellite altimeters: What characteristics are needed to capture ocean dynamics at meso and sub-mesoscales? ( 0930_Klein.pdf 4.33 MB)

P. Klein, Ifremer

On the use of sub-mesoscale tracer information for the improvement of altimetry-derived velocity fields ( 0945_Verron 9.12 MB)

J. Verron, LEGI

Surface circulation patterns in the western Gulf of Lion by in-situ detection of Lagrangian coherent structures ( 1000_Nencioli 3.39 MB)

F. Nencioli, MIO Marseille

Assimilation of information on positions of surface drifters in an operational system for ocean forecasting ( 1045_Dobricic 1.80 MB)

S. Dobricic, CMCC

Use of altimetric and wind data to detect the anomalous loss of SVP-type drifter-drogue ( 1100_Rio 2.28 MB)

M. Rio, CLS

Use of in-situ data and models for the Rio-Paris wreck search ( 1115_Ollitrault 9.17 MB)

M. Ollitrault, Ifremer

Under-ice ocean currents production using satellite data ( 1130_She 3.51 MB)

J. She, DMI

The Ocean Surface Current analyses – Real Time (OSCAR) system (Presented by Rick Lumpkin, NOAA) ( 1145_Dohan 2.65 MB)

K. Dohan et al., Earth and Space Research

Surface currents in the Mercator Ocean global and regional systems: validation against observations, use for application and feasible improvements. ( 1200_Levier 1.06 MB)

B. Levier et al, Mercator-Océan

Reconstruction of ocean velocities from the synergy between existing SSH and SST measurements ( 1215_Isern-Fontanet 11.08 MB)

J. Isern-Fontanet, ICCC

Multivariate techniques and diagnostic models for the retrieval of the 3D ageostrophic currents at mesoscale from combined satellite and in situ measurements
( 1230_Nardelli 2.60 MB)

B. Buongiorno-Nardelli, ISAC-CNR

Comparisons between altimetry-derived geostrophic current anomalies, in situ current data, SST and ocean colour observations ( 1400_Cancet 3.78 MB)

M. Cancet, NOVELTIS

Singularity Analysis: a powerful image processing tool in remote sensing of the oceans ( 1415_Turiel 6.52 MB)

A. Turiel, IMS-CSIC

Observation operators based on Lagrangian Coherent Structures for the assimilation of ocean tracer images( 1430-titaud 3.20 MB)

O. Titaud, CERFACS

Inferring surface displacements from hourly SST fields: preliminary results
( 1445_LeBorgne 2.11 MB)

P. Le Borgne, Méteo-France CMS

A particle stochastic filter for fluid flow recovery from images( 1500_Memin 687.76 kB)

E. Mémin, INRIA

Power laws and inverse motion modeling: application to turbulence measurements from satellite images

P. Héas, INRIA

Characterisation of ocean dynamics from SSH and SST ( 1530_Autret 1.30 MB)

E. Autret, Ifremer

Reconstruction of velocities and SST with the variational method
( 1540_Ba 601.01 kB)

S. Ba, Télécom Bretagne

Some challenges of SST and altimetry observations in the Agulhas Current region
( 1400_Rouault 5.48 MB)

M. Rouault et al., CSIR Cape Town

Estimation of geostrophic speed from altimetry in the Agulhas current: from gridded product to high resolution ( 1415_Tournadre 1.71 MB)

J. Tournadre, Ifremer

Monitoring the surface inflow of Atlantic Water to the Norwegian Sea using Envisat ASAR

M. W. Hansen, NERSC

Monitoring volume transport in a branch of warm inflow towards the Arctic by satellite altimetry ( 1440_Hansen 5.52 MB)

B. Hansen, Faroe Marine Research Institute

Assimilation of HF radar currents in the Iroise Sea using EnOI ( 1455_Raynaud 7.49 MB)

S. Raynaud, ACTIMAR

Coastal ocean surface currents: melding HF radar observations and numerical modelling ( 1510_Schulz 3.00 MB)

J. Schulz-Stellenfleth, HZG

A comparison between modelled ocean surface currents and HF radar measurements ( 1525_Louazel 553.52 kB)

S. Louazel, SHOM

Oceanic assimilation and studies at ALYOTECH ( 1540_Mauge 2.41 MB)

R. Mauge, ALYOTECH

Official Opening

P. Vincent, IFREMER

The ENVISAT Mission ( 1600_Laur 4.88 MB)

H. Laur, ESA

CNES presentation

J. Lambin, CNES

ENVISAT Altimetry and its role in Operational Oceanography ( 1630_LeTraon 5.64 MB)

P-Y. Le Traon, IFREMER

ERS and ENVISAT (A)ATSR: the precision tool for global SST measurement
( 1650_Donlon 12.23 MB)

C. Donlon et al, ESA

ENVISAT Wave mode story and achievements ( 1710_Johnsen 1.72 MB)

H. Johnsen, NORUT and F. Collard, CLS

ENVISAT (ASAR, MERIS, AATSR) the synergy precursor

J. Johanessen, NERSC

ENVISAT contribution to the development of application and services, and future perspectives with the Sentinels ( 1750_Fanton 6.63 MB)

O. Fanton D'Andon, ACRI

ENVISAT ASAR: a Boost for operational near real-time monitoring of the marine environment and maritime situation ( 1810_Kerbaol 7.11 MB)

V. Kerbaol, CLS

The Sentinel 1 Missions ( 1830_Desnos 8.21 MB)

Y-L. Desnos et al, ESA

The Sentinel 3 Missions ( 1845_Mecklenburg 5.88 MB)

S. Mecklenburg et al, ESA

MyWave - A pan-European concerted and integrated approach to operational wave modelling and forecasting - a complement to GMES MyOcean services ( 0900_Saetra 1.08 MB)

O. Saetra, Norwegian Météorological Institute

Ocean current effects on sea states ( 0915_Ardhuin 5.27 MB)

F. Ardhuin, Ifremer

Part-1: What are the recommended product and service requirements for GlobCurrent ocean surface currents?

• Time and space resolution?
• Format? (netCDF?) and Metadata? (CF v1.5?)
• Uncertainty information?
• Land/ocean mask and other Quality flags?
• Ancillary data?
• Specific challenges for Shelf seas? Open Ocean? High latitudes?
• Delivery mechanisms and timeliness (NRT [3-6 hours], daily, 48 hours, others?)
• Product search and query?
• Product visualisation?
• User Support?
• How to validate services?
• Any other issue of relevance for products and services?

Chair: J-F. Piollé (IFREMER)

( Discussion1 1.68 MB)

Part 2: What are the recommended tools, techniques and data sets that are required by GlobCurrent?

• Which Data for global ocean?
• Which Data for shelf seas?
• What are the essential data for GlobCurrent?
• What are the essential QC Tools?
• Which analysis and blending tools?
• Recommended synergy/blending Techniques?
• How to estimate uncertainty?
• How to validate products?
• Any other issue of relevance for tools, techniques and data sets?

Chair: J. Johannessen (NERSC)

( Discussion2 13.65 MB)