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Improving the GFDL/URI Coupled Hurricane-Ocean Model for Transition to Operations Semi-Annual Progress Report Isaac Ginis Graduate School of Oceanography University of Rhode Island February 6, 2004 1 Introduction This is the first semi-annual report for this program. During this time period, significant progress has been made toward our overall project objectives, which are to: To improve the ocean component of the GFDL/URI coupled model in the Atlantic basin and implement the ocean coupling into the GFDL model used for operational forecasting in the East Pacific To evaluate and transition to operations a new high resolution version of the GFDL/URI coupled model To test and implement operationally new air-sea flux parameterizations in the coupled model We have finished development and testing of explicit initialization of the location and structure of the Gulf Stream and Loop Current in the GFDL/URI coupled model. It is planned to be implemented into operations in 2004. Coupling of the GFDL model with 1-D ocean model in the Eastern Pacific has been implemented and initial testing has begun. The high-resolution version of the GFDL hurricane has implemented at NCEP computers and is presently being tested for hurricanes in the 2003 season. Sensitivity studies were conducted to evaluate the sensitivity of the GFDL model hurricane predictions to various surface flux parameterizations. We now briefly elaborate on the present status of the project, including personnel and recent results. 2 Personnel, Logistics and Facilities There are three scientists committed to this project: Isaac Ginis and Biju Thomas at URI and Alexandr Falkovich at NCEP. We work in close collaboration with Morris Bender and Tim Marchok at GFDL and NCEP scientists. The majority of the model development is done on the URI Silicon Graphics (SGI) ORIGIN 2000, 10-processor computer. The more computer-intensive numerical simulations and testing of the operational version of