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Ocean Data Analysis/Reanalysis
Major global ocean data analysis/reanalysis activities
Projects
Sponsoring Agency
Model
Primary Goal
NOPP
(NASA, NOAA, NSF)
MITOGCM,
near-global,1 - 0.3 , 23-46 levels
Climate
research
NASA
MITO
GCM, global, coupled to sea ice model; 1/6 - 1/8, 50 levels
Climate
research
NSF,
NASA
POP,
global, 0.4-0.25, 50 levels
Climate
research
NOAA
MOM3,
near global, 1-0.3, 40 levels
Initialization
of operational ENSO forecasts
NOAA
MOM4, near
global, 1-0.3, 50 levels
Climate
research, initialization of coupled model
NASA
Poseidon
quasi-isopyncal model, near global, 5/8 x 1/3, 27 layers
Climate
research, initialization of coupled model
NOPP
(ONR, NOAA)
Hybrid
coordinate model, global, 1/12, 26 layers
Mesoscale
ocean nowcast; Navy operation
In addition, the Naval
Research Laboratory has an assimilation project for realtime
ocean nowcasting/forecasting.
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