1. Forecast system version
System name: GCFS 2.0
First operational forecast run: April 2018
2. Configuration of the forecast model
Is it a coupled model? Yes
Coupling frequency: 1 hour (Better use more specific question? Here or elsewhere?)
2.1 Atmosphere and land surface
| Model | ECHAM 6.3.04 |
|---|---|
| Horizontal resolution and grid | T127 (~100 km) on regular Gaussian grid |
| Atmosphere vertical resolution | L95 |
| Top of atmosphere | 0.01 hPa |
| Soil levels | 5 Level 1: 0 - 0.065 m Level 2: 0.065 - 0.319 m Level 3: 0.319 - 1.232 m Level 4: 1.232 - 4.134 m Level 5: 4.134 - 9.834 m |
| Time step | 200 s |
Detailed documentation:
More model details? (e.g. land surface model?)
2.1 Ocean and cryosphere
| Ocean model | MPIOM 1.6.3 |
|---|---|
| Horizontal resolution | TP04 (0.4°) on a tripolar grid |
| Vertical resolution | L40 |
| Time step | 1 h |
| Sea ice model | |
| Sea ice model resolution | |
| Sea ice model levels | |
| Wave model | |
| Wave model resolution |
Detailed documentation: NEMO documentation
3. Initialization and initial condition (IC) perturbations
3.1 Atmosphere and land
| Hindcast | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere initialization | ERA-Interim | IFS-Analyses |
| Atmosphere IC perturbations | ||
Land Initialization | ERA-Interim | IFS-Analyses |
| Land IC perturbations | ||
| Soil moisture initialization | ERA-Interim | IFS-Analyses |
| Snow initialization | ||
| Unperturbed control forecast? |
Detailed documentation:
More DA details?
Data assimilation method for control analysis:
Horizontal and vertical resolution of perturbations: T42L91 SVs+ T399L137 EDA perturbations
Perturbations in +/- pairs: Yes
3.2 Ocean and cryosphere
| Hindcast | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean initialization | ORAS5 | ORAS5 |
| Ocean IC perturbations | ||
| Unperturbed control forecast? |
Detailed documentation:
More ocean data assimilation details?
Source and treatment of SST? (Other data sources - altimetry?)
4. Model uncertainties perturbations:
| Model dynamics perturbations | |
|---|---|
| Model physics perturbations | |
If there is a control forecast, is it perturbed? |
5. Forecast system and hindcasts
| Forecast frequency | monthly |
|---|---|
| Forecast ensemble size | 50 |
| Hindcast years | 1993 - 2017 |
| Hindcast ensemble size | 30 |
| On-the-fly or static hindcast set? | static |
6. Other relevant information
7. Where to find more information
