Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS): Main Hawaiian Islands


Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) 7-day, 3-hourly forecast for the region surrounding the main Hawaiian Islands at approximately 4-km resolution. Boundary conditions provided by the global, 1/12-degree (~9-km) HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM). Atmospheric forcing generated by the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model for the region surrounding the main Hawaiian Islands (wrf_hi) at approximately 6-km resolution. Tide forcing uses the Oregon State University (OSU) Tidal Prediction Software (OTPS) TOPEX/Poseidon global inverse solution (TPXO) to derive barotropic tidal elevation and velocity. Data are assimilated over the previous 3 days using all available observations to improve the model estimate of current ocean state (its nowcast) before forecasts are run. Assimilated observations may include satellite-based sea surface temperatures from MODIS, AVHRR, or OSTIA; satellite-based sea surface height from AVISO; surface currents from PacIOOS high-frequency radios (HFR); and in-situ water temperature and salinity profiles from ARGO floats and ocean glider autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV). While considerable effort has been made to implement all model components in a thorough, correct, and accurate manner, numerous sources of error are possible. As such, please use these data with the caution appropriate for any ocean related activity.

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Distributor University of Hawaii at Manoa
Point of Contact Brian S. Powell
University of Hawaii at Manoa
powellb@hawaii.edu
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Originator Brian S. Powell
University of Hawaii at Manoa
powellb@hawaii.edu
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Publisher Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
info@pacioos.org
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Dataset Point of Contact Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
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Associated Documentation Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Date(s) creation: 2010-06-01
issued: 2010-06-01
revision: 2015-05-28
creation: 2010-06-01
issued: 2010-06-01
revision: 2015-05-28
creation: 2010-06-01
issued: 2010-06-01
revision: 2015-05-28
creation: 2010-06-01
issued: 2010-06-01
revision: 2015-05-28
creation: 2010-06-01
issued: 2010-06-01
revision: 2015-05-28
Purpose PacIOOS provides timely, reliable, and accurate ocean information to support a safe, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone in the U.S. Pacific Islands region.
Use Limitations The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Time Period 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z to 2024-04-03T00:00:00Z
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: 23.98239° S: 17.01843° E: -152.5193° W: -163.8307°
Theme keywords GCMD Science Keywords
  • Earth Science Services > Models > Ocean General Circulation Models (OGCM)/Regional Ocean Models
  • Earth Science Services > Models > Weather Research/Forecast Models
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Potential Temperature
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Sea Surface Topography > Sea Surface Height
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents

GCMD Platform Keywords
  • Models/Analyses > > Operational Models

GCMD Instrument Keywords
  • Not Applicable > Not Applicable

CF Standard Name Table v39
  • sea_binary_mask
  • sea_surface_height
  • eastward_sea_water_velocity
  • northward_sea_water_velocity
  • sea_water_potential_temperature
  • sea_water_salinity
  • forecast_period
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • depth
  • time
  • forecast_reference_time

Data Center keywords GCMD Data Center Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System

Place keywords GCMD Location Keywords
  • Continent > North America > United States Of America > Hawaii
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands

Project keywords GCMD Project Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System

Use Constraints The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Lineage Statement 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z New dataset. 2015-05-28T00:00:00Z Model grid modified; aggregation now begins at 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z. 2024-03-27T20:08:00Z Dataset now begins at 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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