1. Ocean Models Predicted Currents
meters
Ocean Models
Predicted Currents
and Temperatures to Direct Ship and Aircraft Observations During Field Programs
LEO
(Rutgers-LEO)

2. Surface Temperature in oC (colors)
and Winds(arrows)
Tuckerton, NJ
Models Predict Cold Water Upwelling During Southwest Winds
Warm Water Moves on Shore During Downwelling
(Rutgers-LEO)

3. Cross Section of Upwelling Event
(Temperature in oC)
Models Predict Cold Water Upwelling During Southwest Winds
Warm Water Moves on Shore During Downwelling
(Rutgers-LEO)

4. Surface and Sub-Surface Floats
Models Predict Particles in Water Travel Northward during Upwelling Events and Southward During Downwelling Events
(Rutgers-LEO)

5. Green Arrows are Wind Red Surface is 18oC(65oF)
Ocean Temperatures and Currents Fluctuate on the New Jersey Coast in Response to Changing Winds
Green Arrows are Wind
Red Surface is 18oC(65oF)
Blue Surface is 13oC(54oF)
(Rutgers-LEO)

6. These Models are Also Being Used to Predict Currents,Temperature, and Salinity in:
The Hudson River
The Gulf of Maine
Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket

7. Hudson River Estuary Salinity (PSS) Depth (m) Distance (km)30 -5 25
-10 20
Depth (m)
Salinity (PSS)
-15 15
-20 10
-25 5 5 10 15 20 25
Distance (km)
(USGS&WHOI)

8. (Colors are Sea Level Height)
Gulf of Maine Tides
(Colors are Sea Level Height)
Surface
Elevation
(m)
&
Currents
(USGS)

9. Tidal Currents Around Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
Temperature (color)
&
Currents
(arrows)
(Rutgers)

10. Temperature (color) & Currents (arrows)
New Jersey Coast and Mid-Atlantic Bight Waters are Influenced by the Gulf Stream and Southward Cold Water Currents from Canada
(Rutgers)

11. (Colors Show Sea Temperatures oC at 100m below the Surface)
Currents Along the East Coast of North America are Also affected by the Entire Atlantic Ocean
(Rutgers)

12. (Colors Show Sea Temperatures oC at 100m below the Surface)
Currents Along the East Coast of North America are Also affected by the Entire Atlantic Ocean
(Rutgers)

13. (Relief Image from NOAA Animation by Rutgers)
Our Models are Used in Oceanographic Studies in over 30 Countries by:
Universities
Government Agencies
Companies
Totaling 280 Registered Users on Six Continents
(Relief Image from NOAA Animation by Rutgers)

14. Our Models are Used to Predict Ocean Processes and/or Variability on Scales from:
The Laboratory
To Rivers
To Harbors and Bays
To Continental Shelves
To the Global Ocean

15. Our Models are Used to Predict Ocean Processes and/or Variability on Scales from:
To the Global Ocean
The Laboratory
To Continental Shelves
To Harbors and Bays
To Rivers

16. Simulation of Costal Upwelling and Downwelling at Subsurface Canyon
Rotating Tank at Coriolis Lab, Grenoble
13m in Diameter
Colors Show the Density of Water Just Above the Shelf Break
(Grey is the Base Density)
Lab Experiments Try to Emulate Coastal Processes

17. Currents are Vital to the Transport of Floats Such as Fish Larvae
(PMEL/NOAA)

18. Modeling California Current System
ROMS Model SST
Satellite Observation
100 km
Very energetic Mesoscale variability
(UCLA)

19. Hernan’s Comments here:
(Rutgers)

20. The Simulations You Have Just Seen have been Run at Various Super Computer Centers Around the World.
Simulation Performed by Rutgers IMCS have been run at Super Computer Centers at:
The US Naval Research Lab
NASA Stennis Space Center
NASA Ames Research Center
Arctic Region Supercomputing Center
Among Others
The Simulation of the North Atlantic Ocean, For Example, has 2.5x108 Unknown Variables and takes 153 Days on 32 Processors of an SGI Origin 3000 Supercomputer to Obtain 7 Years of Simulation.