INGV
Area: Global
Period: 1962-present
Data available: YES
Model: OPA8.2
Resolution: Horizontal 2°x2° (~0.5° meridional at the tropics) Vertical 31 levels
Data assimilated: In situ T and S profiles from ENACT and ENSEMBLES datastes until December 2005. Coriolis data after this date.
Assimilation method: Reduced Order Multivarite OI with bivariate T and S EOFs
Forcing and relaxation used: Forcing daily ERA40 fluxes until august 2002, operational ECMWF fluxes after this date Relaxation SST relaxed to Reynolds (strong relaxation). No SSS relaxation. 3D T and S relaxation (3 year timescale) toward Levitus
Download Data: OPeNDAP / HTTP from ensembles.ecmwf.int
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References: ECMWF - INGV Coupled Model Documentation
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