Operational coastal modeling for the coastal waters of Korea using ROMS

Abstract

A high-resolution operational oceanographic system has been developed for the coastal waters of Korea using ROMS coupled with wave model SWAN, internally coupled sediment transport model CSTMS and externally nested water quality model CE-QUAL-ICM. The hydrodynamic variables such as sea surface elevation, currents, temperature, salinity, storm surge height, and wave information are predicted twice a day in the 72 hours base. The coastal information system which is based on web-GIS system provides the predicted results with real-time monitoring data for dissemination to the public and validation of the operational model using various visualization techniques. The surface forcing for the operation model ROMS and SWAN is derived from the predicted results of the operational meteorological model WRF or UM which forecasts atmospheric data for the East China Sea and the East Sea.E-QUAL-ICM. The hydrodynamic variables such as sea surface elevation, currents, temperature, salinity, storm surge height, and wave information are predicted twice a day in the 72 hours base. The coastal information system which is based on web-GIS system provides the predicted results with real-time monitoring data for dissemination to the public and validation of the operational model using various visualization techniques. The surface forcing for the operation model ROMS and SWAN is derived from the predicted results of the operational meteorological model WRF or UM which forecasts atmospheric data for the East China Sea and the East Sea.