POAMA

Area: Global

Period: 1980-2006

Data available: NO

Model: ACOM2 (based on MOM2)
Resolution: Horizontal 2° (0.5° meridional at the tropics, 1.5° at high latitudes) Vertical 27 levels, 15m top layer
Data assimilated: In situ temperature and salinity profiles from the ENACT dataset
Assimilation method: Multi-variate ensemble OI with time evolving ensemble covariances (pseudo EnKF)
Forcing and relaxation used: Forcing ERA40 6 hourly stress, heat and fresh water. Relaxation Strong SST relaxation (3 days timescale) to Reynolds. Surface salinity relaxed to Levitus (30 days).
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Information: poama.bom.gov.au