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Global 1/4° operational ocean system (PSY3V1)

Model configuration

ORCA025

Geographic extension

Global.

Resolution

Horizontal resolution
    1/4° (6-26 km).
Vertical resolution
    46 levels.

Assimilation

Assimilation system

SAM1V1

Assimilated data

SLA

Mean level

Obtained from POG05B free running model from 1993 and 1999.

Operational

Since October 2005.

Computing coast

  • Computer: PC Cluster (FUJITSU)
  • Computing time:
    - Analysis: on 20 3.5 GB processors, restitution time is 8 hours.
    - Forecast: on 20 3.2 GB processors, restitution time is 6 hours.
  • Output size: 80 Gigabytes (40 GB analysis and 40 GB forecast).

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