UKMO operational systems
Product description
UKMO runs two systems, the
NEMO FOAM and the GloSea
coupled ocean-atmosphere
modelling system. The NEMO FOAM system is based on the ORCA025 developed by Mercator Ocean and it outputs daily operational short-range deep ocean forecasts out to 5 days. Various data types are assimilated into NEMO
including:
- satellite SST
- along-track altimeter SSH
- in situ temperature and salinity data (including Argo floats)
GloSea assimilates in situ temperature and salinity in the same manner as FOAM to provide seasonal forecasts
once a month.
Ocean parameters
The following real-time parameter analyses and forecasts of the Atlantic NEMO FOAM system can be found here:
- Temperature
- Salinity
- Velocity
- Sea surface height
Additionally, these same analyses and forecasts, but in delayed mode, plus others from the FOAM system can be found and downloaded
here in the form of maps or gridded data. Click on NCOF Products and then FOAM.
The following are parameter outputs of the GloSea system
- Monthly temperature forecasts
- Geopotential height forecasts
- Precipitation forecasts
- Pressure forecasts
- Global SST forecasts
All the GloSea products are available in the form of maps or plots.
Resolution
|
|
NEMO
|
GloSea
|
|
Horizontal Resolution
|
- Global 1/4° (28km) grid spacing near equator
that reduces to 6km grid spacing at high latitudes
- Stretched grid in the Arctic to avoid convergence of meridians
|
Atmospheric component:
- 1.875° east-west
- 1.25° north-south
Oceanic component:
- 1° with 1/3° in the tropics
|
|
Vertical Resolution
|
50 levels
|
Atmospheric: 38 levels
Oceanic: 42 levels
|
Spatial
coverage
|
- Global
- North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean regional configurations
|
Global
|
|
|
FOAM: Temperature 6/4/2007
|
GloSea
|
|
FOAM model configurations
|
|
