In line with Offshore Weather Services’ objective to be ahead in marine weather forecasting skills and technology, Dr Simon Caine, OWS IT and Numerical Modelling Specialist attended the WRF data assimilation tutorial in Boulder Colorado last August 1-3, 2016.
Simon attended a number of lectures and practical workshop sessions on data assimilation in the Weather Research and Forecasting Model. He also visited the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Washington DC where he worked with NOAA specialists on applying the “genetic optimization package for the Generalized Multiple DIA” to the Wavewatch III model.
