WMOP system
The Western Mediterranean OPerational forecasting system (WMOP) provides high-resolution numerical simulations of ocean circulation in the Western Mediterranean. This ocean prediction model is driven by high-resolution winds (2.5 km, 1 hour) provided by the Spanish Meteorological Agency (AEMET).
The system runs automatically on a daily basis, producing a 3-day forecast of the ocean's temperature, salinity, sea level, and currents, assimilating information provided by satellites, Argo profilers, buoys, gliders, CTD profiles, and HF coastal radar.
The model represents the ocean's variability from the sub-mesoscale to the basin scale, with a spatial resolution of 2 km and possibilities for nesting in a grid of 400 meters resolution.
In addition to these operational predictions, WMOP is used to generate retrospective simulations of the past decade, as well as reanalyses of specific periods of interest.
High-resolution numerical simulations of ocean circulation
Check the daily predictions generated by WMOP for a specific region
WMOP Ocean Forecasting Map
Do you want to view the WMOP model results?
The lw4nc application allows, for a specified period, to select variables (temperature, salinity, currents, sea level, and barotropic speed) and obtain snapshots, animations, maps, time series, regional zoom, sections, fixed positions, etc.
Collaboration Networks
The Modelling and Forecasting Facility of the ICTS SOCIB actively participates in international, European, national, and regional competitive projects to address the challenges of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). Additionally, it collaborates closely with companies, public administrations, and managers to promote sustainable, science-based management of marine and coastal resources in the Balearic Islands.
