Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2122/4779
Authors: Dombrowsky, E.* 
Bertino, L.* 
Brassington, G.* 
Chassignet, E.* 
Davidson, F.* 
Hurlburt, H.* 
Kamachi, M.* 
Lee, T.* 
Martin, M.* 
Mei, S.* 
Tonani, M.* 
Title: GODAE systems in operation
Issue Date: Nov-2008
Keywords: Operational Oceanography, Ocean Prediction, Ocean Data Assimilation
Subject Classification03. Hydrosphere::03.01. General::03.01.05. Operational oceanography 
Abstract: During the last 15 years, operational oceanography systems have emerged in several countries around the world. This emergence has been largely fostered by the GODAE experiment, during which each nation engaged in this activity have organised partnership and constructive competition. This trans-national coordination was very beneficial for the development of operational oceanography, leading to economies of scales and more targeted actions. Today, several systems provide routine real-time ocean analysis and forecast and/or reanalysis products. They are all based on (i) state-of-the-art primitive equation baroclinic Ocean General Circulation Model (OGCM) configurations, either global or regional (basin-scale), with resolutions that range from coarse to eddy resolving and (ii) data assimilation techniques whose complexity ranges from simple analysis correction to advanced 4D variational schemes. They assimilate altimeter sea level anomalies, remotely sensed SST such as GHRSST products and in situ profiles of T and S, including ARGO. Some systems have implemented downscaling capacities in specific regions of interest including shelf/coastal seas. Some also have implemented coupling with the atmosphere and/or the prognostic sea ice in polar regions. They are the GODAE system in operation. They are reviewed in this paper. The GODAE system discussed here include: (1) BLUElink OceanMAPS, (2) C-NOOFS, , (3) ECCO, (4) FOAM, (5) HYCOM/NCODA, (6) MERCATOR, (7) MFS, (8) MOVE/MRI.COM, (9) NLOM/NCOM, (10) NMEFC, (11) RTOFS and (12) TOPAZ.
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