Operational oceanography

Applications

Ocean .
- Sub-mesoscale circulation.
- Large-scale circulation .
- Mesoscale circulation .
- Operational oceanography.
  - Mercator.
  - Soprane.
- Tides .
- Mean Sea Level, Greenhouse effect .
- Seasons .
Hydrology and land .
Coastal ocean applications .
Ice and Cryosphere .
Climate .
Atmosphere, wind and waves .
Geodesy and geophysics .
Biology .
Navigation by area .

Forecasting the ocean

Operational oceanography will enable us to forecast sea state in the same way that meteorologists forecast the atmosphere today. Altimetry, already being used operationally, will be one of the cornerstone techniques.

Mercator
Mercator Ocean describes and forecasts the global ocean in real time, at any moment, any depths, assimilating data from satellites and in situ observations.
Soprane
Developed by Shom, Soprane is an operational ocean forecasting system that continuously monitors, analyses and predicts every ocean movement in the Northeast Atlantic.

Further information :

Altimetry applications in videos: Mercator Océan.
Dossiers : Predicting currents, forecasting the ocean
Posters :
- Mercator, ocean forecast for all.
- Ocean conditions: forecasting and prevention.
Image of the month, January 2001 : Mercator, takes oceanography into the future
Newsletter # 8, 2001 : Mercator, Forecasting Global Ocean P. Bahurel and al. (pdf, 360 Ko).
external site : Mercator Océan.