Atlantic-Iberian Biscay Irish- Ocean Physics Reanalysis

'''Short description:'''

The IBI-MFC provides the ocean physical reanalysis multi year product for the Iberia-Biscay-Ireland (IBI) region starting in 01/01/1993, extended on yearly basis by using available reprocessed upstream data and regularly updated on monthly basis to cover the period up to month M-4 from present time using an interim processing system. The model system is designed, implemented and run by Mercator Ocean International, while the operational product post-processing and interim system are run by NOW Systems with the support of CESGA supercomputing centre. The IBI numerical core is based on the NEMO v3.6 ocean general circulation model, run at 1/36° horizontal resolution. Altimeter data, in situ temperature and salinity vertical profiles and satellite sea surface temperature are assimilated. The product offers 3D and 2D daily, monthly and yearly physical ocean fields, as well as hourly mean fields for surface variables. Additionally, climatological parameters (monthly mean and standard deviation) of these variables for the period 1993-2016 are delivered.

'''DOI (Product)''': https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00029

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Temporal extent1993-01-01 – ongoing
Date (creation)2012-08-26
StatusonGoing
Update frequencyannually
Metadata languageen
LicenseSee Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service Data commitments and licence at: http://marine.copernicus.eu/web/27-service-commitments-and-licence.php
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-04
Created2026-11-04
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