Forecasting the ocean

Mercator

Mercator Ocean describes and forecasts the global ocean in real time, at any moment, any depths, assimilating data from satellites and in situ observations.

Soprane

Developed by Shom, Soprane is an operational ocean forecasting system that continuously monitors, analyses and predicts every ocean movement in the Northeast Atlantic.

Further information :

• Altimetry applications in videos: Mercator Océan.
• Dossiers : Predicting currents, forecasting the ocean
• Posters :
  • Mercator, ocean forecast for all.
  • Ocean conditions: forecasting and prevention.
• Image of the month, January 2001 : Mercator, takes oceanography into the future
• Newsletter # 8, 2001 : Mercator, Forecasting Global Ocean P. Bahurel and al. (pdf, 360 Ko).
• external site : Mercator Océan.