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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1709-2025
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Review article |
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Marine data assimilation in the UK: the past, the present, and the vision for the future
Jozef Skákala
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Environmental Intelligence Group, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom
National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, United Kingdom
David Ford
Ocean Forecasting R&D, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Keith Haines
National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, United Kingdom
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
Amos Lawless
National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, United Kingdom
School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
Matthew J. Martin
Ocean Forecasting R&D, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Philip Browne
Research Department, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, United Kingdom
Marcin Chrust
Research Department, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, United Kingdom
Stefano Ciavatta
Research and Development, Mercator Ocean International, Toulouse, France
Alison Fowler
National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, United Kingdom
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
Daniel Lea
Ocean Forecasting R&D, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Matthew Palmer
Environmental Intelligence Group, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Andrea Rochner
Ocean Forecasting R&D, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Department of Geography, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
Jennifer Waters
Ocean Forecasting R&D, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Research Department, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, United Kingdom
Deep S. Banerjee
Environmental Intelligence Group, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom
National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, United Kingdom
Mike Bell
Ocean, Cryosphere and Climate, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Davi M. Carneiro
Ocean Forecasting R&D, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Yumeng Chen
National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, United Kingdom
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
Susan Kay
Environmental Intelligence Group, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Ocean Forecasting R&D, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Dale Partridge
Environmental Intelligence Group, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom
National Centre for Earth Observation, Leicester, United Kingdom
Martin Price
Ocean Forecasting R&D, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Richard Renshaw
Ocean, Cryosphere and Climate, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Georgy Shapiro
School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom
James While
Ocean Forecasting R&D, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Short summary
UK marine data assimilation (MDA) involves a closely collaborating research community. In this paper, we offer both an overview of the state of the art and a vision for the future across all of the main areas of UK MDA, ranging from physics to biogeochemistry to coupled DA. We discuss the current UK MDA stakeholder applications, highlight theoretical developments needed to advance our systems, and reflect upon upcoming opportunities with respect to hardware and observational missions.
UK marine data assimilation (MDA) involves a closely collaborating research community. In this...
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