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| Model | ARPEGE v6.1 |
|---|---|
| Horizontal resolution and grid | Tl255 TL255: 0.7° Gauss reduced grid |
| Atmosphere vertical resolution | 91 layers |
| Top of atmosphere | top layer: 0-.2 Pa |
| Soil levels | 3 layers (top, root, total) geographically dependent |
| Time step | 15 min |
Detailed documentation: ARPEGE documentation
Land surface model: SURFEX 7.3
2.1 Ocean and cryosphere
| Ocean model | NEMO v3.2 |
|---|---|
| Horizontal resolution | 1° Orca ORCA grid |
| Vertical resolution | 42 levels |
| Time step | 1 hour |
| Sea ice model | Gelato v5 |
| Sea ice model resolution | 1° Orca ORCA grid |
| Sea ice model levels | 9 (+1 for snow) |
| Wave model | None |
| Wave model resolution | NA |
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| Hindcast | Forecast | |
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| Ocean initialization | GLORYS2V2 | Mercator-oceanOcean |
| Ocean IC perturbations | None | None |
| Unperturbed control forecast? | NA | NA |
Detailed documentation: Mercator-ocean Ocean initialization
4. Model uncertainties perturbations:
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The hindcast uses only the latter date (15 members).
7. Where to find more information
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