Real Time ROMS Ocean Simulations in the Southern Benguela

Ocean model: ROMS_AGRIF; model constructed using Roms_tools.

Model grid: 1/9 degree resolution (i.e. 10 km); 72 X 94 X 32 grid points.

Bottom topography: ETOPO2 .

Lateral boundary conditions: ECCO.

Surface forcing: GFS.

One model run every day: 1 day hindcast + 8 days forecast :


Model forecast for the BOB mooring (Longitude: 18o16' Latitude: -32o05') :


Pierrick Penven
Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement
UR097 ECO-UP
Centre IRD de Bretagne
B.P. 70 - 29280 Plouzane
FRANCE