An upgraded version of the ALERMO model with a 1o/30 of horizontal resolution was developed within the framework MFSTEP (Mediterranean Forecasting System - Towards Environmental Predictions). ALERMO is one-way nested to a Mediterranean OGCM (1o/16 × 1o/16) running operationally on a daily basis, providing 5-days forecast of the ocean circulation. It is based on the Princeton Ocean Model (POM) and forced by 1o/10 SKIRON atmospheric system ( Model Details ). Coastal and shelf foreacsting systems, also developed under MFSTEP, are nested in ALERMO forecasting system.
A very high-resolution forecasting model with a 1o/60 of horizontal resolution was developed in the North Aegean region one-way nested to ALERMO forcasting system (1o/30 × 1o/30) running operationally on a daily basis, providing 4-days forecast of the ocean circulation. It is based on the Princeton Ocean Model (POM) and forced by 1o/10 SKIRON atmospheric system ( ALERMO Model Details ).
The wave forecast system setup consists of 14 one-way nested overlapping grids covering the areas of: 1) Global Ocean, 2) Mediterranean and Black Sea, 3) Eastern Mediterranean, 4) Aegean and Ionian Seas, 5) North Aegean Sea, 6) South Aegean Sea, 7) Ionian Sea, 8) Central Aegean Sea (Cyclades region), 9) Cretan Sea, 10) Saronikos Gulf, 11) Saronikos Coast, 12) Eastern Attica Coast, 13) Thermaikos and 14) Adriatic Sea.
