Assessing Oceanic and Tidal Forecast Data For Search and Rescue Purposes

寻找在海上失踪和漂流的人需要昂贵的资源(飞机、船只和救援人员)和准确的规划。救援人员还需要估计水流将把他们带到哪里。澳大利亚海洋搜索和救援(SAR)计划使用不频繁(通常每周一次)的洋流卫星测量来估计海上人员的漂移模式。最近开发的海洋预报模型可能有助于预报卫星观测之间的海流，但目前还没有被证明可用于合成孔径雷达，而且不包括潮汐影响。这项研究项目将开发使用海洋预报的可靠性和准确性的衡量标准，其中包括潮汐预报，以改善澳大利亚水域的SAR规划结果。

Locating people lost and adrift at sea requires costly resources (aircraft, ships and rescuers) and accurate planning. Rescuers also require estimates of where currents will take them. Australian marine Search and Rescue (SAR) planning uses infrequent (typically once a week) satellite measurements of ocean currents to estimate drift patterns of people at sea. Recently developed ocean forecast models will potentially help forecast currents between the satellite observations, but are unproven for SAR use at this time and do not include tidal influences. This research project will develop measures of reliability and accuracy of using Ocean Forecasts that include tide forecasts for improving SAR planning outcomes in Australian waters.