CERFACS

Area: Global

Period: 1962-2001

Data available:  No

Model: OPA8.2
Resolution: Horizontal 2°x2° (~0.5° meridional at the tropics) Vertical 31 levels
Data assimilated: Temperature profiles from ENACT dataset, SST from Reynolds (from 1982) and HadISST (before 1982) Salinity profiles from ENACT dataset
Assimilation method: Multivariate 3D-Var (OPAVAR) for T and S profiles
Forcing and relaxation used: Forcing daily ERA40 fluxes, with bias-corrected P-E Relaxation SST relaxation (-200W/m2 k) no SS relaxation 3D Levitus damping (3 year time-scale)
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Information: CERFACS