InhaltsangabePart I: Introduction 1: N. Smith, Perspectives from the Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment Part II: Modeling 2: S. Griffies, Some ocean models fundamentals 3: A.M. Tréguier, Models of ocean: Which ocean? 4: R. Bleck, On the use of hybrid vertical coordinates in ocean circulation modeling 5: E. Blayo and L. Debreu, Nesting ocean models Part III: Oceanographic observations and atmospheric forcing 6: I. Robinson, Satellite measurements for operational ocean models 7: U. Send, In-situ observations: Platforms and techniques 8: S. Pouliquen, In-situ observations: Operational systems and data management 9: W. Large, Surface fluxes for practitioners of global ocean data assimilation Part IV: Data assimilation 10: P. Brasseur, Ocean data assimilation using sequential methods base on the Kalman filter 11: I. Fukumori, What is data assimilation really solving, and how is the calculation actually done? 12: F. Rabier, Importance of data: A meteorological perspective 13: D. Anderson, M. Balmaseda, and A. Vidard, The ECMWF perspective Part V: Systems 14: P. Bahurel, MERCATOR OCEAN global to regional ocean monitoring and forecasting 15: M. Bell, R. Barciela, A. Hines, M. Martin, A. Sellar, and D. Storkey, The Forecasting Ocean Assimilation Model (FOAM) system 16: E. Chassignet, H. Hurlburt, O.M. Smedstad, G. Halliwell, P. Hogan, A. Wallcraft, and R. Bleck, Ocean prediction with the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) 17: A. Schiller and N. Smith, BLUElink: Large-to-coastal scale operational oceanography in the Southern Hemisphere 18: J.F. Minster, Operational oceanography: A European perspective 19: Y. Desaubies, MERSEA: Development of a European ocean monitoring and forecasting system20: L. Crosnier and C. Le Provost, Internal metrics definition for operational forecast systems inter-comparison: Example in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea 21: J. Harding and J. Rigney,Operational oceanography in the U.S. Navy: A GODAE perspective 22: M. Altalo, Applications of ocean forecast information for economic advancement in developed and developing societies 23: B. Hackett, Forecasting the drift of objects and substances in the ocean 24: A. Oschlies, On the use of data assimilation in biogeochemical modelling 25: J. Wilkin and L. Lanerolle, Ocean forecast and analysis models for coastal observatories Appendix Index