Black Sea Physical Analysis and Forecast (CMEMS BS-Currents, EAS4 system)

The CMEMS Black Sea Analysis and Forecast physical system is based NEMO v4.0 ocean circulation model, online coupled with a variational data assimilation scheme called OceanVar, able to assimilate temperature and salinity vertical profiles, satellite SLA along track data and satellite SST data from CMEMS associated TACs. The model has a 1/40˚ regular horizontal grid resolution and 121 unevenly spaced vertical levels. It implements open boundary conditions at the Marmara Sea box for the optimal interface with the Mediterranean Sea by using high resolution model solutions provided by the Unstructured Turkish Strait System.