Autonomous Ocean Sampling Network (AOSN)

Charter

We are designing and building an adaptive coupled observation/modeling system.

· The system will use oceanographic models to assimilate data from a variety of platforms and sensors into synoptic views and predictions of oceanographic fields and fluxes.

· The system will adapt deployment of mobile assets to improve performance and optimize detection and measurement of fields and features of particular interest.

· The system should be sustainable in its operation, and capable of being readily relocated, in its final form.

We will test performance of the system in a quantitative fashion. We will use the results of those tests to guide research and development to improve system performance.

We will develop the system incrementally, coupling proof and test of the system to specific scientific objectives.

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AOSN Charter Field Experiments MUSE Experiment Monterey Bay 2003 Monterey Bay 2006 Models HOPS Model Harvard ROMS Model - JPL NCOM Model - NRL Model-Data Plots 2003 Documents 2003 AOSN Data Policy 2003 AOSN Data Processing at MBARI 2003 AOSN Presentations Other 2003 Documents and Reports People & Organizations Executive Team Partners Other AOSN Pages Harvard Princeton University of Miami Collaborator Links AUVs Cal Poly JPL NPS MBARI Moorings NOPP/SCOOPE Naval Research Lab SIO Spray Gliders WHOI Sponsor Press Information This material is based upon work supported by the *Office of Naval Research Grant # N00014-02-1-0856*	Charter We are designing and building an adaptive coupled observation/modeling system. · The system will use oceanographic models to assimilate data from a variety of platforms and sensors into synoptic views and predictions of oceanographic fields and fluxes. · The system will adapt deployment of mobile assets to improve performance and optimize detection and measurement of fields and features of particular interest. · The system should be sustainable in its operation, and capable of being readily relocated, in its final form. We will test performance of the system in a quantitative fashion. We will use the results of those tests to guide research and development to improve system performance. We will develop the system incrementally, coupling proof and test of the system to specific scientific objectives.