OCEAN SCIENCE / SOURCE-AWARE DATA
Ocean research feeds
Compare observations, model forecasts and satellite estimates with their dates, units and source coverage intact.
Model forecast
Ocean biogeochemistry Model estimate
What the data labels mean
These labels tell you how each science layer gets its numbers. This is a help guide; it does not change the map.
Observation Measured by an instrument. For example, an Argo float measures water temperature and salinity. Check the measurement date: it may not be from today.
Observation-derived estimate Estimated from measurements. For example, satellite readings are processed into the sea-ice and marine-heatwave maps.
Model estimate Calculated by a computer model. Examples include wind, waves and ocean chemistry. These are not direct measurements at the place you click.
Observations + model Measurements and model results appear together. Open the layer information to see which is which.
An estimate is not automatically wrong, and a measurement is not exact. Each layer's information explains its dates, detail and known limitations.
Layer information · source, accuracy & licence
- Source
- Copernicus Marine · Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Analysis and Forecast
- Citation / DOI
- 10.48670/moi-00015
- Resolution
- Nominal 0.25° model grid; nearest cell for point estimates.
- Update cadence
- Daily mean fields; WakeAtlas checks every six hours.
- Licence
- Copernicus Marine Service licence; attribution required.
- Uncertainty
- No numerical uncertainty or ensemble spread field is supplied in the collected variables. Colour percentiles are display limits, not uncertainty.
- Time coverage
- Only the current saved daily field is served by the chemistry API; no historical slider is claimed.
Awaiting authenticated access for oxygen, chlorophyll, nutrients, plankton and pH forecasts.
Data times: Time unavailable to Time unavailable
Retrieved: Time unavailable
Background collection interval: 24 hours. Individual observation dates can be older.
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