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.
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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.