Copernicus Marine Arctic MFC: 3km model - Validation of significant wave height

Validation based on data from Sentinel 3a

The validation of ARC-MFC WAV 3km model results is performed using Sentinel-3a altimeter observations. Altimetry data and model results are freely available for registered CMEMS users of marine.copernicus.eu. The production of altimeter data is operated by CLS.

Results by bulletin date
2024 Jan. 2024 Feb. 2024 Mar. 2024 Apr. 2024 May 2024 June 2024 July 2024 Aug. 2024 Sep. 2024 Oct.
2023 Jan. 2023 Feb. 2023 Mar. 2023 Apr. 2023 May 2023 June 2023 July 2023 Aug. 2023 Sep. 2023 Oct. 2023 Nov. 2023 Dec.
2022 Jan. 2022 Feb. 2022 Mar. 2022 Apr. 2022 May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 Aug. 2022 Sep. 2022 Oct. 2022 Nov. 2022 Dec.
2021 Jan. 2021 Feb. 2021 Mar. 2021 Apr. 2021 May 2021 June 2021 July 2021 Aug. 2021 Sep. 2021 Oct. 2021 Nov. 2021 Dec.
2020 Jan. 2020 Feb. 2020 Mar. 2020 Apr. 2020 May 2020 June 2020 July 2020 Aug. 2020 Sep. 2020 Oct. 2020 Nov. 2020 Dec.

Validation of Nordic Seas area:

Results by bulletin date
2024 January 2024 February 2024 March 2024 April 2024 May 2024 June 2024 July 2024 August 2024 September 2024 October
2023 January 2023 February 2023 March 2023 April 2023 May 2023 June 2023 July 2023 August 2023 September 2023 October 2023 November 2023 December
2022 January 2022 February 2022 March 2022 April 2022 May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 August 2022 September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 December
2021 January 2021 February 2021 March 2021 April 2021 May 2021 June 2021 July 2021 August 2021 September 2021 October 2021 November 2021 December
2020 May 2020 June 2020 July 2020 August 2020 September 2020 October 2020 November 2020 December

The collocation of satellite footprints with model grid cells is based on a nearest neighbour approach with a spatial constraint of 3km and a temporal constraint of plus/minus 30 minutes.

The Arctic MFC wave model is run twice daily with a forecast period of 5 and 10 days. For the validation figures results are displayed for forecast lead times of 12, 36 and 60 hours. Model results are available as Copernicus Marine product ARCTIC_ANALYSIS_FORECAST_WAV_002_014. An archive of historical forecasts are available from a thredds server. The Arctic MFC wave model was implemented and is maintained by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.





 
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