Arctic Ocean Adjoint sensitivity web-server

Currently, most of the current state-of-the-art scientific software packages expect a potential user to read through documentation that explains how to install, specify input data, and execute a numerical model. In most cases, the steep learning curve, which is required to install/configure the model, is deterrent to future utilization of the model. We have developed interactive web server that gives the potential user an opportunity to run pre-configured Data Assimilation algorithms on a remote computer and to obtain results within a reasonable time-frame via the internet. This approach allows the user to avoid the installation/configuration of the DA software and to proceed directly to specifying the input data. Moreover, the web-based approach provide interactive access to the most updated model version, if any future modifications become available.
Our web-server allows users to estimate a potential "usefulness" of the velocity observation in the Arctic Ocean and derive adjoint sensitivity map. Analysis of the adjoint sensitivity map allows to define the region of influence of the velocity observations and thus help to optimize the mooring observations in the Arctic Ocean.