This review paper reports on the state-of-the-art concerning observations of surface winds,
waves, and currents from space and their use for scientific research and subsequent …

The Forecast Ocean Assimilation Model (FOAM) is an operational ocean analysis and
forecast system run daily at the Met Office. FOAM provides modelling capability in both deep …

OpenDrift is an open-source Python-based framework for Lagrangian particle modelling
under development at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute with contributions from the …

Global near‐surface currents are calculated from satellite‐tracked drogued drifter velocities
on a 0.5°× 0.5° latitude‐longitude grid using a new methodology. Data used at each grid …

The NEMO general circulation ocean model is extended to incorporate three physical
processes related to ocean surface waves, namely the surface stress (modified by growth …

A topical collection on “Advances in Search and Rescue at Sea” has appeared in recent
issues of Ocean Dynamics following the latest in a series of workshops on “Technologies for …

An overview of weather routing and safe ship handling approaches in the future of ship**
is presented. Weather routing provides the recommendations on transportation routes prior …

This paper summarizes recent efforts on Observing System Evaluation (OS-Eval) by the
Ocean Data Assimilation and Prediction (ODAP) communities such as GODAE OceanView …

A method for conducting leeway field experiments to establish the drift properties of small
objects (0.1–25 m) is described. The objective is to define a standardized and unambiguous …

Operational oceanography can be described as the provision of routine oceanographic
information needed for decision-making purposes. It is dependent upon sustained research …