LOOPS Mass. Bay Sea Trial - Dynamical Analysis

Data collected during a 4-day long survey in the Massachusetts Bay by the R/V Lucky Lady and during the same period by Battelle Labs for the MWRA has been combined with historical Gulf of Maine (GOM) data to provide an estimate for the synoptic conditions during the period August 17-21, 1998. The estimate has been used to initialize a primitive equation based dynamical model on 17 August. Data is then assimilated on subsequent gathering days, using Optimal Interpolation. Meteorological data has been acquired from the Fleet Numerical Meteorological and Oceanographic Center in Monterey, CA and is used to force the model. Results are presented for the time period 17 August - 1 September.