Articles | Volume 16, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-2515-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-2515-2023
Model description paper
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09 May 2023
Model description paper |  | 09 May 2023

The Met Office operational wave forecasting system: the evolution of the regional and global models

Nieves G. Valiente, Andrew Saulter, Breogan Gomez, Christopher Bunney, Jian-Guo Li, Tamzin Palmer, and Christine Pequignet

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We document the Met Office operational global and regional wave models which provide wave forecasts up to 7 d ahead. Our models present coarser resolution offshore to higher resolution near the coastline. The increased resolution led to replication of the extremes but to some overestimation during modal conditions. If currents are included, wave directions and long period swells near the coast are significantly improved. New developments focus on the optimisation of the models with resolution.