About:

The Stochastic Transport in Upper Ocean Dynamics (STUOD) project is part of the ERC Synergy Grant, led by Imperial College London (ICL), the National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automatic Control (INRIA) and the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER). The project aims to deliver new capabilities for assessing variability and uncertainty in upper ocean dynamics. It will provide decision makers a means of quantifying the effects of local patterns of sea level rise, heat uptake, carbon storage and change of oxygen content and pH in the ocean. Its multimodal monitoring will enhance the scientific understanding of marine debris transport, tracking of oil spills and accumulation of plastic in the sea.

Topics included:

• Observations at high resolution of upper ocean properties such as temperature, salinity, sea-surface topography, wind, waves and velocity

• Large scale numerical simulations

• Data-based stochastic equations for upper ocean dynamics that quantify simulation error

• Stochastic data assimilation to reduce uncertainty