Improvements to the Met Office's global ocean–sea ice forecasting system including model and data assimilation changes
Davi Mignac,Jennifer Waters,Daniel J. Lea,Matthew J. Martin,James While,Anthony T. Weaver,Arthur Vidard,Catherine Guiavarc'h,Dave Storkey,David Ford,Edward W. Blockley,Jonathan Baker,Keith Haines,Martin R. Price,Michael J. Bell,and Richard Renshaw
We describe major improvements of the Met Office's global ocean–sea ice forecasting system. The models and the way observations are used to improve the forecasts were changed, which led to a significant error reduction of 1 d forecasts. The new system performance in past conditions, where subsurface observations are scarce, was improved with more consistent ocean heat content estimates. The new system will be of better use for climate studies and will provide improved forecasts for end users.
We describe major improvements of the Met Office's global ocean–sea ice forecasting system. The...