The Mediterranean Forecasting system Pilot Project has concluded its activities in 2001,
achieving the following goals: 1. Realization of the first high-frequency (twice a month) …

This study describes the development and evaluation of an oceanographic three-
dimensional variational (3D-VAR) data assimilation scheme based on a novel specification …

This study describes a new model implementation for the Mediterranean Sea with what is
currently the highest vertical resolution over the Mediterranean basin. The resolution is of …

This paper reviews the historical development of concepts and practices in the science of
ocean predictions. It begins with meteorology, which conducted the first forecasting …

Identification, understanding, and prediction of many interdisciplinary oceanographic
processes remain as elusive goals of ocean science. However, new ocean technologies are …

In the Mediterranean Sea, where the mean circulation is largely unknown and characterized
by smaller scales and less intensity than in the open ocean, the interpretation of altimetric …

The surface currents of the Levantine sub-basin (Mediterranean Sea) are described using
18 years (1992–2010) of drifter data and satellite-derived sea level anomalies. The …

This paper describes the first evaluation of the quality of the forecast and analyses produced
at the basin scale by the Mediterranean ocean Forecasting System (MFS)(http://gnoo. bo …

During the past 15 years, a number of initiatives have been undertaken at national level to
develop ocean forecasting systems operating at regional and/or global scales. The co …

State estimation techniques have been well established in open ocean systems; however
they are less often used in coastal applications due to nonlinearity. Using 4D‐variational …