关键词：气象，空气质量模型;大气温度预测，海洋学数据
摘 要：Researchers and technicians from Sonoma Technology Inc. (STI), University of Colorado at Boulder (CU), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Louisiana State University (LSU), with scientific input from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and a Scientific Review Board,1 developed an atmospheric boundary layer environmental observations program on an offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Specifically, in October 2010, meteorological and oceanographic sensors were deployed for approximately 18 months on a Chevron service platform about 12.4 miles (20 km) south of Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana, to collect atmospheric boundary layer and sea surface data. The ocean depth at this location was 20.5 m. Observations from this project consist of surface meteorology; marine boundary layer winds; vertical profiles of atmospheric temperature, relative humidity, and liquid water; cloud base heights; atmospheric boundary layer height; ocean temperature; ocean surface temperature; ocean wave height and frequency; downwelling (shortwave) solar and infrared (longwave) radiation; and lower atmospheric boundary layer momentum and heat fluxes. The primary goals of this program were to collect and deliver data to support future work to (1) improve our understanding of boundary layer processes and air-sea interaction over the Gulf of Mexico; (2) improve small and regional-scale meteorological and air quality modeling; and (3) provide a framework for advanced offshore measurements to support future needs such as emergency response, exploration and lease decisions, wind energy research and development, and meteorological and air quality forecasting.