Ocean Downscaled Prediction Research Team (ODPRT-JAMSTEC) 2010.04.01

Distribution of FRA-JCOPE2 reanalysis data

By assimilating most available observation data into the JCOPE2 ocean forecast system, the ODPRT team has created the reanalysis data (FRA-JCOPE2) with horizontal high resolution of 1/12 deg. to describe the oceanic variability associated with the Kuroshio-Kuroshio Extension, the Oyashio, and the mesoscale eddies from January 1993 to December 2009 (Miyazawa et al., 2009; 2010). Collaboration with Japanese Fishery Research Agency (FRA) has allowed us to assimilate huge amount of in-situ data around Japan. The assimilation of the in-situ data around Japan is quite effective to capture the Kuroshio frontal waves, the Oyashio intrusion, and the meso-scale eddies. FRA-JCOPE2 reanalysis data are available from the authors by request. The website http://www.jamstec.go.jp/frcgc/jcope/vwp/ provides information about downloading and interactively visualizing the reanalysis data for users.

Studies using FRA-JCOPE2/JCOPE2/JCOPE reanalysis data

Lu, L.-F., Y. Miyazawa, W. Cui, and K. Nadaoka, 2010: Numerical study of surface water circulation around Sekisei Lagoon, southwest of Japan, Ocean Dynamics, doi:10.1007/s10236-010-0270-x. html

Isobe, A., X. Guo, and H. Takeoka, 2010: Hindcast and predictability of sporadic Kuroshio-water intrusion (kyucho of the Bungo Channel) into the shelf and coastal waters, J. Geophys. Res., 115, C04023, doi:10.1029/2009JC005818. html

Sugimatsu, K., and A. Isobe, 2010: Intrusion of Kuroshio-derived bottom cold water into Osaka Bay and its possible cause" J. Oceanog., 66, 191-199. html

Miyazawa, Y., R. Zhang, X. Guo, H. Tamura, D. Ambe, J.-S. Lee, A. Okuno, H. Yoshinari, T. Setou, and K. Komatsu, 2009: Water mass variability in the western North Pacific detected in a 15-year eddy resolving ocean reanalysis, J. Oceanogr. 65, 737-756. html

Endoh, T., and T. Hibiya, 2009: Interaction between the trigger meander of the Kuroshio and the abyssal anticyclone over Koshu Seamount as seen in the reanalysis data, Geophys. Res. Lett. 36, L18604, doi:10.1029/2009GL039389. html

Hisaki Y., and C. Imadu, 2009: Southward recirculation of the East China Sea Kuroshio west of Okinawa Island, J. Geophys. Res., 114, C06013, doi:10.1029/2008JC004943. html

Liu., D., J. K. Keesing, Q. Xing, and P. Shi, 2009: World's largest macroalgal bloom caused by expansion of seaweed aquaculture in China, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58, 888-895. html

Tamura, H., T. Waseda, and Y. Miyazawa, 2009: Freakish sea state and swell-windsea coupling: Numerical study of the Suwa-Maru incident, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L01607, doi:10.1029/2008GL036280. html

Miyazawa, Y., T. Kagimoto, X. Guo, and H. Sakuma, 2008: The Kuroshio large meander formation in 2004 analyzed by an eddy-resolving ocean forecast system, J. Geophys. Res.,113, C10015, doi:10.1029/2007JC004226. html

Kagimoto, T., Y. Miyazawa, X. Guo, and H. Kawajiri, 2008: High resolution Kuroshio forecast system -Description and its applications-, in High Resolution Numerical Modeling of the Atmosphere and Ocean, W. Ohfuchi and K. Hamilton (eds), Springer, New York, 209-234. html

How to download FRA-JCOPE2 reanalysis data

The ODPRT team freely distributes FRA-JCOPE2 reanalysis data to any interested persons. If you accept following conditions of data use, please send us an E-mail describing your order: time range (maximum period: 1993.01.01-2011.09.30; 1.6TB), spatial range (maximum range:10.5-62N, 108-180E), variables (sea surface height, north-south velocity, east-west velocity, potential temperature, salinity). We provide URL of your ftp site for downloading your data (Fortran binary) with a README document.

Some data with format of GrADS (sea surface height, velocities, potential temperature, salinity at 0m, 100m, 200m, and 400m depths) are available every time from our web site.
(Check the website http://www.jamstec.go.jp/frcgc/jcope/vwp/ ).

Contact:jcope at_mark jamstec.go.jp

Principal conditions of data use

1. The user is permitted to use the data for the purpose of scientific research.
2. The user is not allowed to copy or reproduce the data in any form for the purposes of distribution, (whether for remuneration or otherwise), sale, hire, lease or license or otherwise commercialise the data.
3. The user is recommended to include our paper (Miyazawa et al., 2009; 2010) in the reference of any documents describing results obtained from analyses/visualizations of the data.

Reference-1: Miyazawa, Y., X. Guo, R. Zhang, S. M. Varlamov, T. Watanabe, T. Setou, and, D. Ambe, 2010: Roles of the in-situ observations in the detection of the Kuroshio frontal variability south of Japan , submitted. PDF of the poster files for 2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting [1.0MB]

Reference-2: Miyazawa, Y., R. Zhang, X. Guo, H. Tamura, D. Ambe, J.-S. Lee, A. Okuno, H. Yoshinari, T. Setou, and K. Komatsu, 2009: Water mass variability in the western North Pacific detected in a 15-year eddy resolving ocean reanalysis , J. Oceanogr. 65, 737-756. PDF [3.4MB]

Disclaimer

Although every effort has been made to ensure the correctness and accuracy of the information the data, the ODPRT team makes no representations, either express or implied, as to the accuracy, currency, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose of the information and accepts no liability for any use of the data or any responsibility for any reliance placed on that information. The ODPRT team acknowledges that the data cannot be guaranteed error free and that use of the data is at the user's sole risk and that the information contained in the data may be subject to change without notice.

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