Australia Bureau of Meteorology Analysis System (BMRC)
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BMRC has
been running an ocean subsurface analysis system since 1988. The focus of the system is on the equatorial Pacific,
but some products are also global. Data is gathered from various sources including:
- the GTS (Argo float data goes out on the GTS)
- the TAO array through PMEL directly
- various ocean data archives.
The system is run twice a week with a monthly analysis period
and forecasts based on the previous month's analysis and the current month climatology from World Ocean Atlas.
Additionally, a separate analysis is run for the depth of the 20° isotherm in the tropical Indian and Pacific
Oceans with an analysis period of 10 days. Currently, the system is not operational, but experimental products are available.
There is also a sea surface temperature analysis system which is operational and uses buoys, volunteer observing ship
and other in situ data to create an SST estimate.
Ocean parameters
The following parameters are experimental outputs of the BMRC model and the current products can be found here
under "Current subsurface ocean analyses",
with archives here:
- Depth-averaged temperature analysis, including anomalies
- Vertical section temperature analysis and anomaly
- Mean 20° C isotherm depth and anomaly
The following parameters are operational outputs of the BMRC model and can be found here
under "Current SST analysis":
- Global SST and SST anomaly
- Equatorial SST and SST anomaly
- SST indices
All of these products are in the form of maps or plots that can be downloaded.
Resolution
The experimental products focus on the equatorial Pacific from 100° E to
50° W and 30° S to 40° N. The vertical section goes from the surface to 400m.
There are global operational products, but there is also a large focus on the equatorial region.
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Experimental 150m Depth-averaged temperature analysis and anomaly
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Operational Global SST analysis
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