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Operational systems

Dynamical forecasting models

An operational numerical forecasting system is the combination of a model configuration and a real time assimilation system. Each week, Mercator Ocean runs a full range of operational systems for analysing and forecasting the ocean in three dimensions.

^* Current operational systems

All forecasting systems summary

Operational numerical forecasting at Mercator Ocean

Statistical models

Mercator developed a complementary operational system to its numerical forecasting systems, which also describes the ocean in three dimensions and in real time. This system is based only on ocean observation data. It does no numerical forecasting and describes 3 ocean variables: temperature and salinity between the surface and 700 metres, and also surface currents.