1. Forecast system version
System name:
First operational forecast run:
2. Configuration of the forecast model
Is it a coupled model?
Coupling frequency:
2.1 Atmosphere and land surface
| Model | |
|---|---|
| Horizontal resolution and grid | |
| Atmosphere vertical resolution | |
| Top of atmosphere | |
| Soil levels | |
| Time step |
Detailed documentation:
More model details? (e.g. land surface model?)
2.1 Ocean and cryosphere
| Ocean model | NEMO v3.4 |
|---|---|
| Horizontal resolution | ORCA 0.25 |
| Vertical resolution | L75 |
| Time step | |
| 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
| Re-forecast | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere initialization | ERA-Interim | |
| Atmosphere IC perturbations | ||
Land Initialization | ||
| Land IC perturbations | ||
| Soil moisture initialization | ||
| Snow initialization | ||
| Unperturbed control forecast? |
Detailed documentation:
More DA details?
Data assimilation method for control analysis: 4D Var (atmosphere) and 3DVAR (ocean/sea-ice)
Horizontal and vertical resolution of perturbations: T42L91 SVs+ T399L137 EDA perturbations
Perturbations in +/- pairs: Yes
3.2 Ocean and cryosphere
| Re-forecast | Forecast | |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean initialization | ||
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Forecast ensemble size | |
| Hindcast years | |
| Hindcast ensemble size | |
| On-the-fly or static hindcast set? | on-the-fly |
6. Where to find more information
