Skill Assessment – GBR1

Time series comparisons of GBR1 simulation against observations

Sea surface height

Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Palm Passage, Mackay, Rosslyn Bay, Mooloolaba, Tweed Heads

Low-frequency sea surface height

Cooktown, Cairns, Townsville, Palm Passage, Mackay, Rosslyn Bay, Mooloolaba, Tweed Heads

Sea surface temperature at wave buoys

Townsville, Palm Passage, Abbot Point, Mackay, Hay Point (last month)
Townsville, Palm Passage, Abbot Point, Mackay, Hay Point (year to date)
Emu Park, Gladstone, Mooloolaba, Caloundra  (last month)
Emu Park, Gladstone, Mooloolaba, Caloundra (year to date)
North Moreton Bay, Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island, Gold Coast, Tweed Heads (last month)
North Moreton Bay, Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island, Gold Coast, Tweed Hds (year to date)

Temperature and Salinity

Temperature: Palm Passage (surface and 15 m), North Stradbroke (surface and 20 m), Wistari Channel (surface)

Salinity: Palm Passage (15m), North Stradbroke (20m), Wistari Channel (surface)

Wistari Channel and Heron island location map showing surface salinity and temperature plumes around sites

Palm Passage and Myrmidon Reef location map showing surface salinity and temperature plumes around sites

ARGO temperature and salinity profiles

Map of argo float positions for near real time model

These profiles are updated as Argo floats come into range of the model domain.

ARGO salinity  plot 1       plot 2       plot 3

ARGO temperature  plot 1       plot 2    plot 3