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b)
Fig. 11.10 Panels (a-b) show the satellite SST distributions for August 23 and August 25,
1996, respectively. Panel (c) shows the HOPS nowcast of the surf ace temperature for
August 22, overlaid with surface velocity vectors (scale arrow is 25 cmls). Panel (d) is as
Panel (c), but for the forecast fields for August 25.
dominant features are presented in Fig. 11.4: ABV - Adventure Bank Vortex; MCC
- Maltese Channel Crest; and, ISV - Ionian Shelfbreak Vortex. The satellite images
were chosen with regard to percentage cloud cover. The quick-Iook comparison of
actual development versus predicted development indicated that the HOPS forecasts predicted conditions at a success rate of approximately 70%. Fig. 11.10
depicts the type of comparisons made for the quick-Iook comparison. A subjective
comparison ofthe SST distributions from AVHRR show excellent agreement with
the HOPS nowcast and forecast fields shown below them.
Dr. K. Nittis, from the National Center for Marine Research (NCMR) of Athens,
Greece, joined the HarvardiSACLANTCEN group for RR97 to provide expert
knowledge of the circulation and processes present in the Ionian Sea. We summarize here his description and subjective evaluation of the RR97 circulation and
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b)
Fig. 11.10 Panels (a-b) show the satellite SST distributions for August 23 and August 25,
1996, respectively. Panel (c) shows the HOPS nowcast of the surf ace temperature for
August 22, overlaid with surface velocity vectors (scale arrow is 25 cmls). Panel (d) is as
Panel (c), but for the forecast fields for August 25.
dominant features are presented in Fig. 11.4: ABV - Adventure Bank Vortex; MCC
- Maltese Channel Crest; and, ISV - Ionian Shelfbreak Vortex. The satellite images
were chosen with regard to percentage cloud cover. The quick-Iook comparison of
actual development versus predicted development indicated that the HOPS forecasts predicted conditions at a success rate of approximately 70%. Fig. 11.10
depicts the type of comparisons made for the quick-Iook comparison. A subjective
comparison ofthe SST distributions from AVHRR show excellent agreement with
the HOPS nowcast and forecast fields shown below them.
Dr. K. Nittis, from the National Center for Marine Research (NCMR) of Athens,
Greece, joined the HarvardiSACLANTCEN group for RR97 to provide expert
knowledge of the circulation and processes present in the Ionian Sea. We summarize here his description and subjective evaluation of the RR97 circulation and