division of nearshore research tcoon tides and tide forecasting
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Division of Nearshore Research TCOON Tides and Tide Forecasting. Dr. Patrick Michaud Dr. Gary Jeffress March 4, 2003. Division of Nearshore Research Projects. Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network NOAA/NOS Natl Water Level Obs Network Houston/Galveston PORTS - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Division of Nearshore ResearchTCOONTides and Tide Forecasting
Dr. Patrick Michaud Dr. Gary Jeffress
March 4, 2003
Division of Nearshore Research Projects
Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network NOAA/NOS Natl Water Level Obs Network Houston/Galveston PORTS National/Global Ocean Observing System TWDB Intensive Surveys
Nueces Bay Salinity Project Corpus Christi Real-Time Navigation
System CMP - Neural-Network Forecasting CMP - Waves
TCOON Overview
Started 1988 Over 50 stations Primary Sponsors
General Land Office
Water Devel. Board US Corps of Eng Nat'l Ocean Service
Gulf ofMexico
TCOON Overview
Measurements Precise Water Levels Wind Temperature Barometric Pressure
Follows NOAA/NOS standards
Real-time, online database
Typical TCOON Station
Wind anemometer Radio Antenna Satellite Transmitter Solar Panels Data Collector Water Level Sensor Water Quality Sensor Current Meter
Nueces Bay Salinity Project
Started 1991 Informs data management officials of
opportunities to avoid water releases Water quality data collected every 30 minutes
Other Real-Time Systems
Real-time Navigation Port of Corpus
Christi Port Freeport NOAA PORTS
Offshore Weather
Data Collection Paths
Data Management
Automated Acquisition, Archive, Processing, Retrieval
10-year Historical Database
Most processing takes place via Internet
Infrastructure for other observation systems
Data ManagementDesign Principles
Preserve source data Annotate instead of modify
Automate as much as possible Maintain a standard interchange format Avoid complex or proprietary
components Emphasize long-term reliability over
short-term costs
Uses of DNR/TCOON Data
Tidal Datums Littoral Boundaries Oil-Spill Response Navigation Storm Preparation/
Response Water Quality
Studies Research
Tidal Datums
Used for Coastal property boundaries Nautical charts Bridge and engineering structures
Tidal Datum Schematic
Tidal Datum Schematic
Tidal Datum Schematic
New Data Collection Hardware
PC-104 based computer
Linux operating system Solid-state Flash
memory 10 serial ports, 16 A/D
channels Low power
consumption Rugged for harsh
environments
New Data Collection Hardware
Linux operating system 2.4.9 kernel 16MB RAM, 32MB
HDD 486 or Pentium
processor Concurrent processes GNU shell/tools
cron bash gcc
Research
Real-time Automated Data Processing Tidal Datum Processing Web-based Visualization and
Manipulation of Coastal Data Neural-Network-based forecasts from
real-time observations Specialized sensor and data acquisition
system development Support for other research efforts
Water-level graph
Water level forecasting
…what will happen next?
Isidore begins to (re-)enter the Gulf…
Tide predictions
tide: The periodic rise and fall of a body of water resulting from gravitational interactions between Sun, Moon, and Earth.
Tide and Current Glossary, National Ocean Service, 2000
According to NOS, changes in water level from non-gravitational forces are not “tides”.
Harmonic analysis
Standard method for tide predictions Represented by constituent cosine
waves with known frequencies based on gravitational (periodic) forces
Elevation of water is modeled as
h(t) = H0 + Hc fy,c cos(act + ey,c – kc)
h(t) = elevation of water at time tH0 = datum offsetac = frequency (speed) of constituent tfy,c ey,c = node factors/equilibrium args
Hc = amplitude of constituent ckc = phase offset for constituent c
Harmonic tide predictions
Obtain amplitudes and phases of harmonic constituents from trusted sources (e.g., NOS)
or Perform a least-squares
analysis on observations to determine amplitudes and phases of harmonic constituents
To predict tides using harmonic analysis:
Harmonic prediction
Apply the amplitudes/phases to get:
Prediction vs. observation
It’s nice when it works…
Prediction vs. observation
…but it often doesn’t work in Texas
Water level != tide
In Texas, meteorological factors have a significant effect on water elevations
Uses of harmonic predictions
However, harmonic predictions can still be useful! Consider…
…what will happen next?
Isidore begins to (re-)enter the Gulf…
Uses of harmonic predictions
If we add harmonic prediction…
…what will happen next?
Uses of harmonic prediction
Uses of harmonic prediction
Uses of harmonic prediction
landfall
Isidore & JFK Causeway
Effect of Isidore at JFK causeway
Harmonic WL prediction -present capabilities
Automated system for computing harmonic constituent values from observations database
Harmonic predictions available via query page for many TCOON stations
Water-level prediction –(near) future capabilities
Persistent model forecast Apply difference between latest observation and
harmonic prediction to future predictions Forecasts page on DNR web site
Obtain forecasts from different models Harmonic predictions Persistent model Neural-network model Linear-regression/statistical model Hybrid models
Information about water-level forecasting methods Statistics on previous forecasts
Neural Network Forecasting
Use neural network to model non-tidal component of water level
Reliable short-term predictions
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CCNAS ANN 24-hour Forecasts for 1997 (ANN trained over 2001 Data Set)
Forecasts in storm events
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CCNAS ANN 12-hour Forecasts During 1998 Tropical Storm Frances (ANN trained over 2001 Data Set)
Conclusions
Long-term, data-rich observation network
Web-based infrastructure for automated collection and processing of marine data
Research in datum computation and coastal forecasting