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  PSY1 PSY2 PSY3
PSY1V1 PSY1V2 PSY2V1 PSY2V2 PSY2V3* PSY2G* PSY3V1 PSY3V2*
Model configuration MNATL3 MNATL3 PAM PAM MNAL12 ORCA2 ORCA025 ORCALIM025
Horizontal resolution 1/3°
(25 - 30 Km)		 1/3°
(25 - 30 km)		 1/15°
(5 - 7 Km)		 1/15°
(5 - 7 Km)		 1/12°
(3 - 9 Km)		 2°
(55 - 222 Km)		 1/4°
(6 - 26 Km)		 1/4°
(6 - 26 Km)
Verticale resolution 43 levels 43 levels 43 levels 43 levels 50 levels 31 levels 46 levels 50 levels
Geographic extension Atlantic
(70°N - 20°S)		 Atlantic
(70°N - 20°S)		 North Atlantic
(70°N - 9°N)
and Mediterranean		 North Atlantic
(70° Nord - 9° Nord)
and Mediterranean		 Atlantic
(80° N - 20°S)
and Mediterranean		 Global Global Global
Data assimilation system SAM1V1 (optimal interpolation) SAM1V2 (optimal interpolation) SAM1V1 (optimal interpolation) SAM1V2 (optimal interpolation SAM2V1 (Kalman - Seek) SAM1V1 (optimal interpolation) SAM1V1 (optimal interpolation) SAM2V1 (Kalman - Seek)
Assimilated data - SLA (Sea Level Anomaly) - SLA
- SST (Sea surface temperature)
- In situ profiles
 - SLA - SLA
- SST
- In situ profiles
 SLA
SST
- In situ profiles
 - SLA - SLA - SLA
- SST
- In situ profiles
Start operational January 2001 January 2004 January 2003 June 2005 April 2008 May 2004 October 2005 April 2008
End operational April 2004 June 2007 November 2005 October 2008 - - October 2008 -

* Current operational systems