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Predictions for the next 36 hours are provided by the National Oceanography Centre in association with
the Met Office. There are forecasts of currents, waves, sea temperature and salinity, as well as wind,
air temperature, specific humidity, cloud clover and precipitation. Find out more about NOC and Met Office collaboration ![[underline]](/home/images/black.gif){kind=small} POLCOMS POLCOMS is the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Coastal Ocean Modelling System. It comprises a baroclinic three-dimensional model with the ability to run in regions which include both the deep ocean and the continental shelf. It is coupled with the ERSEM ecosystem model. Find out more about the POLCOMS models Nested POLCOMS numerical models run daily at NOC, predicting several water quality parameters including sea temperature and salinity, and chlorophyll and dissolved oxygen levels. View forecastsAtlantic Margin Model Irish Sea Model The physics models are also run daily at the Met Office, predicting water temperature, salinity and currents. View forecastsAtlantic Margin Model Irish Sea Model
Wave Model This numerical model runs twice daily at the Met Office predicting wind and swell waves. A subsection is shown covering the Irish Sea region. Find out more about this model View forecasts Swell Waves | Wind Waves NAE Model This Met Office atmospheric numerical model, called the NAE Model, runs 4 times a day and gives forecasts every three hours up to a day and a half ahead. These model forecasts are used as input to our POLCOMS ocean models. One these pages we show a subset of the forecasts for the Irish Sea area.
The Coastal Observatory collects observational data from a variety of sources. One of the purposes of collecting this data is to validate the models. Find out more about model validationView comparisons with the following observational data sources »Smartbuoy »Ferrybox Status last updated on 1st Febuary 12 » View all status messages Models 30th December 2010 Mesoscale models are offline. It is unlikely we will be able to fix this until the 4th January 2011. |
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