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Product Name |
Explanation |
Resolution |
Parameter Definition |
Forec. time & Time step |
Comments |
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Global Forecasts |
Global – ECMWF 25 km.
Updates: twice daily; ~ 8 UTC and 20 UTC.
Source: ECMWF
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Global weather and waves forecast (best global
resolution).
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Horizontal resolution: ~25 km (0.25°) |
Pressure, Temp, DewPoint, Wind, Preciptation, Clouds,
Waves & Swell (height, direction and period) |
Forecast time= 0- 10 days.
Time step= 6 hours |
Resolution to double by early 2011 (from 0.25° to 0.13°) |
Global – ECMWF 50 km
Updates: twice daily; ~ 8 UTC and 20 UTC 50 km Source: ECMWF
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Global weather and waves forecast. |
Horizontal resolution: 50 km
(0.5°)
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Used for “Coastal” option when downloading |
Global – ECMWF 150 km.
Updates: twice daily; ~ 8 UTC and 20 UTC
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Horizontal resolution: 150 km
(1.5°) |
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Used for “Overview” option when downloading |
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Global – ECMWF 300 km. Updates: twice daily; ~ 8 UTC and 20 UTC |
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Horizontal resolution:
300 km (3.0°) |
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To be used e.g. for large crossings or when having poor
bandwidth |
Global Mercator Currents 25km.
Updates: Weekly at Wednesday.
Source: Mercator
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Global Current model. |
Horizontal resolution: ~25 km (0.25°) |
Current (speed and direction), Sea Surface Temp – SST |
10 days forecast, one time step per day (24 hourly) |
Weekly update means that the length of forecast is
between 3 days and 10 days. |
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Regional Forecasts |
Europe – Northern Atlantic 8km – Atm. and Wave
Updates: Four times a day.
Source: met.no
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Regional model for North East Atlantic. 8 km horizontal
res. |
Regional |
Pressure, Temp, Wind, Precip, Clouds,
Waves & Swell (height, direction and period)
|
60 hours forecast with time step = 1 hour |
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Europe – Northern Atlantic 10km - Sea
Updates: Four times a day.
Source: met.no
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Regional model for North East Atlantic. 10km horizontal
res. |
Regional |
Current (-vector) Water Temp
Sea Level
|
60 hours forecast with time step = 1 hour |
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Observations |
Ice Concentration Updates: daily Source: met.no
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North Atlantic |
Regional |
Ice Concentration |
Observations for previous day at 12UTC |
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Earth Observations |
Satellite measurement of wind and waves |
Global |
Wind |
Near real time |
Observation, you must look in previous hours |
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Other SafeNav-info |
Tropical Cyclones.
Source: WMO
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Official Tropical Cyclone Warnings |
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PiracyWarning.
Source: BRS
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Piracy warnings; showing attacks |
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Classes of attack, e.g. Armed rob. |
Updated
daily mon-fri |
Available by end of 2010 |
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