A description of existing operational ocean forecasting services around the globe

Abstract. Predicting the ocean state in support of human activities, environmental monitoring, and policymaking across different regions worldwide is fundamental. To properly address physical, dynamical, ice, and biogeochemical processes, numerical strategies must be employed. The authors provide an outlook on the status of operational ocean forecasting systems in eight key regions including the global ocean: the West Pacific and Marginal Seas of South and East Asia, the Indian Seas, the African Seas, the Mediterranean and Black Sea, the North East Atlantic, South and Central America, North America (including the Canadian coastal region, the United States, and Mexico), and the Arctic. The authors initiate their discussion by addressing the specific regional challenges that must be addressed and proceed to discuss the numerical strategy and the available operational systems, ranging from regional to coastal scales. This compendium serves as a foundational reference for understanding the global offering, demonstrating how the diverse physical environment – ranging from waves to ice – and the biogeochemical features besides ocean dynamics can be systematically addressed through regular, coordinated prediction efforts.

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State of the Planet
Published
2025-06-02
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https://doi.org/10.5194/sp-5-opsr-5-2025
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Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
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Abstract. Predicting the ocean state in support of human activities, environmental monitoring, and policymaking across different regions worldwide is fundamental. To properly address physical, dynamical, ice, and biogeochemical processes, numerical strategies must be employed. The authors provide an outlook on the status of operational ocean forecasting systems in eight key regions including the global ocean: the West Pacific and Marginal Seas of South and East Asia, the Indian Seas, the African Seas, the Mediterranean and Black Sea, the North East Atlantic, South and Central America, North America (including the Canadian coastal region, the United States, and Mexico), and the Arctic. The authors initiate their discussion by addressing the specific regional challenges that must be addressed and proceed to discuss the numerical strategy and the available operational systems, ranging from regional to coastal scales. This compendium serves as a foundational reference for understanding the global offering, demonstrating how the diverse physical environment – ranging from waves to ice – and the biogeochemical features besides ocean dynamics can be systematically addressed through regular, coordinated prediction efforts.

State of the PlanetVol. 5-opsr
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR), Universidade Federal da Bahia (BR), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JP), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (CA), Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (IN), Environment and Climate Change Canada (CA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR), University of Concepción (CL), Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (FR), Institute of Natural Sciences (BE), Universidad Católica del Norte (CL), Stennis Space Center (US), Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique (FR), Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (VE), CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (IT), Centro de Recursos Educativos Avanzados (CL), Mercator Ocean (France) (FR), Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon (DE), South African Environmental Observation Network (ZA), Instituto de Geociencias (ES), Instituto Geofísico del Perú (PE), Hakai Institute, Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NO)
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