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Name Wave Reanalysis/Forecast
Acronym WAV_NRT/RAN
Description Copernicus Marine Service (marine.copernicus.eu) Monitoring and Forecasting Centers (MFC) Wave Analysis and Forecast and Multiyear Products. MFC's run ocean numerical models to generate reanalyse (20 years in the past), analyse (today) and 10-day forecasts of the ocean. There are 7 MFCs:Global Monitoring and Forecasting Center (GLO MFC)Arctic Ocean MFC (ARCMFC)Baltic Sea MFC (BAL MFC)Atlantic European North West shelves (NWS MFC)Iberian Biscay Irish Seas (IBI MFC)Mediterranean Sea MFC (MED MFC)Black Sea MFC (BLKSEA MFC)
Note Includes following products in the Copernicus Marine Service Catalogue: GLOBAL_ANALYSISFORECAST_WAV_001_027, ARCTIC_ANALYSIS_FORECAST_WAV_002_014, BALTICSEA_ANALYSISFORECAST_WAV_003_010, BLKSEA_ANALYSISFORECAST_WAV_007_003, IBI_ANALYSISFORECAST_WAV_005_005, MEDSEA_ANALYSISFORECAST_WAV_006_017, NWSHELF_ANALYSISFORECAST_WAV_004_014, GLOBAL_MULTIYEAR_WAV_001_032, ARCTIC_MULTIYEAR_WAV_002_013, BALTICSEA_REANALYSIS_WAV_003_015, BLKSEA_MULTIYEAR_WAV_007_006, IBI_MULTIYEAR_WAV_005_006, MEDSEA_MULTIYEAR_WAV_006_012, NWSHELF_REANALYSIS_WAV_004_015
Status Operational
Group MMC Wave NRT/RAN
Area Marine
Component Marine Environment Monitoring
Service Copernicus Marine Service
Entrusted Entities Mercator Ocean International
Created on Feb. 22, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Last updated on April 25, 2024, 10:01 a.m.

Requirements

UID Requirement Level of definition Relevant for Criticality Barriers Note Created on Last updated on
14 Sea State Reasonable Product generation Essential
Accuracy
Availability
Coverage
 March 28, 2024, 10:42 a.m. March 28, 2024, 10:42 a.m.
544 Significant wave height Reasonable Product generation Essential
Availability
Coverage
 Oct. 9, 2024, 9:55 a.m. Oct. 9, 2024, 9:55 a.m.
544 Significant wave height Reasonable Calibration and validation Essential
Availability
Coverage
 Oct. 9, 2024, 9:56 a.m. Oct. 9, 2024, 9:56 a.m.
545 Wave period Reasonable Calibration and validation Essential
Availability
Coverage
 Oct. 9, 2024, 9:59 a.m. Oct. 9, 2024, 9:59 a.m.