Articles | Volume 19, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-8535-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-8535-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Km-scale regional coupled system in the Northwest European shelf for weather and climate applications: RCS-UKC4
Ségolène Berthou
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Juan Manuel Castillo
Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Vivian Fraser-Leonhardt
Meteorology department, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
Sana Mahmood
Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
School of geographical Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Nefeli Makrygianni
Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Alex Arnold
Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Claudio Sanchez
Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Huw W. Lewis
Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Dale Partridge
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Martin Best
Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Lucy Bricheno
National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Helen Davies
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Douglas B. Clark
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom
James R. Clark
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Jeff A. Polton
National Oceanography Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Andrew Saulter
Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Chris J. Short
Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, United Kingdom
Jonathan Tinker
Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Simon Tucker
Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, United Kingdom
Maisie Wright
Met Office Hadley Centre, Exeter, United Kingdom
Data sets
RCS-UKC4 configuration paper data and code S. Berthou https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22286990
Model code and software
metomi/fcm: (2021.05.0) M. Shin et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4775250
metomi/rose: Rose 2.4.2 M. Shin et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15169210
Short summary
The UK’s new RCS-UKC4 (Regional Coupled Suite – UK Coupled domain version 4) system combines atmosphere, ocean, waves, land, rivers, and biogeochemistry models to improve coastal weather and climate predictions. It offers better storm wave predictions, more accurate river flows, and captures rapid sea-level changes. These advances help predict multiple hazards more reliably, supporting safer communities and helping better planning.
The UK’s new RCS-UKC4 (Regional Coupled Suite – UK Coupled domain version 4) system combines...