Opportunities to Improve Marine Forecasting

Commerce and the general public?especially those living in increasingly crowded, highly developed low-lying coastal communities?rely heavily on accurate forecasts of marine conditions and weather over the oceans to ensure the safe and productive use of the sea and coastal zone.

This book examines the opportunities to improve our ocean forecasting systems made possible by new observational techniques and high-speed computers.

Significant benefits from these potential improvements are possible for transportation, ocean energy and resources development, fisheries and recreation, and coastal management. Table of ContentsFront Matter1. The Marine Observing and Forecasting System2. Users of Marine Forecasts3. Findings and RecommendationsAppendix A - Biographies of Committee MembersAppendix B - Questionnaire and ResponsesAppendix C - Workshop ParticipantsAppendix D - Workshop AgendaAppendix E - Working Group 1: Wind, Wave, and SwellAppendix F - Working Group 2: Tropical and Extratropical StormsAppendix G - Working Group 3: Currents, Ocean Processes, and IceAppendix H - Working Group 4: Nearshore Forecasting