A demonstration of the Alaska Ocean Observing System in Prince William Sound

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A demonstration of the Alaska Ocean Observing
System in Prince William Sound
Carl Schoch Alaska Ocean Observing System 1007
West 3rd Ave, Suite 100 Anchorage, AK
99501 cschoch_at_aoos.org
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Prince William Sound
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Meeting Outline

• Administration and funding
• Observational program
• Modeling program
• Data management
• Field experiment
• July 21 to July 25 (5 days of spring tides)
• July 29 to August 2 (5 days of neap tides)

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Overarching Questions

• How well are the models able to predict
  atmospheric and oceanic water properties, wave
  conditions, and circulation patterns in different
  areas of PWS?
• Have the model forecasts for the central basin
  improved from those in 2004?

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Carl Schoch Alaska Ocean Observing System 1007
West 3rd Ave, Suite 100 Anchorage, AK
99501 cschoch_at_aoos.org