Ocean Observing and Modeling Group

Welcome

Welcome to the Ocean Observing and Modeling Group (OOMG) in the Department of Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences of North Carolina State University. Our group’s research interests include:

Coastal circulation dynamics

Marine physical-biogeochemical interactions

Air-sea interactions

Satellite oceanography

Numerical modeling and data assimilation

Coastal ocean observing systems

We use in situ and remotely sensed observations, numerical models, and data analysis/assimilation to examine ocean circulation and to understand its interactions with meteorological, biological, geological, and chemical processes.

We welcome interested students and researchers to visit and consider joining OOMG.

Products

Coupled Northwest Atlantic Prediction System (CNAPS)

The Coupled Northwest Atlantic Prediction System (CNAPS) is a three-dimensional marine environment nowcast and forecast model developed by the Ocean Observing and Modeling Group. This fully coupled ocean circulation, wave, and atmosphere modeling system predicts conditions over a wide area of the coastal northwest Atlantic Ocean on a daily basis. The model domain covers from the eastern edge of Nova Scotia to…

Marine Environment in the South Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Mexico (SABGOM)

The South Atlantic Bight – Gulf of Mexico (SABGOM) model is a three-dimensional marine environment nowcast and forecast model developed by the Ocean Observing and Modeling Group. This system provides predictions of ocean circulation, wave, and atmosphere conditions over the South Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Mexico on a daily basis. The model domain covers the U.S. east coast from New Jersey…

Gulf Stream Position Tracking

Gulf Stream in the western north Atlantic

The position of the Gulf Stream off the U.S. east coast varies according to large-scale oceanic conditions. This plot of Gulf Stream long-term mean position (solid line) and its daily variation (dashed line) is based on AVISO daily sea surface height (SSH) data. Maximum SSH delineates the edge of the Gulf Stream. The 200 m and 2000 m isobaths are shown (gray…

Gulf of Maine Harmful Algal Bloom Prediction

Weekly forecasts of blooms of the harmful alga Alexandrium fundyense in the Gulf of Maine are made each spring and summer using a coupled physical – biological model. The coupled system consists of a state-of-the-art, free-surface primitive equation Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) tailored for the Gulf of Maine using a multinested configuration and a population dynamics model for A. fundyense. The…