GloSea5

Area: Global

Period: 2014 - ongoing

Data available: No

Institution: UK-Met
Model: GloSea OGCM
Resolution: Analysis grid Horizontal 1.25°x1.25° (meridional spacing decreasing to ~0.3° near the equator) Vertical 40 levels Product grid Horizontal 1°x1° Vertical 31 levels
Data assimilated: EN2 subsurface in situ temperature and salinity observational data
Assimilation method: NEMOVAR (3D-Var-FGAT)
Forcing and relaxation used: CORE bulk formulae with ~25 km UKMO GA3.1 NWP fields (3 hourly but with hourly 10m wind), Temperature and salinity
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Contact: christopher.harris (at) metoffice.gov.uk, ed.blockle (at) metoffice.gov.uk
References: Blockley, E. W., et al. "Recent development of the Met Office operational ocean forecasting system: an overview and assessment of the new Global FOAM forecasts." /Geoscientific Model Development Discussions/ 6 (2013): 6219-6278. MacLachlan, C., et al. "Global Seasonal forecast system version 5 (GloSea5): a high‐resolution seasonal forecast system." /Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society/ (2014).
Information: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/modelling-systems/unified-model/climate-models/glosea5