The different model systems are used to make forecasts and enable us to issue warnings on shorter and longer time scales, study environmental change in the marine ecosystem, and effects of climate change. The main model systems today are HIROMB, RCO, NEMO, and SCOBI.
HIROMB
HIROMB (High Resolution Operational Model for the Baltic) is an ocean circulation model with high resolution mainly intended to be used for making forecasts in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the north-eastern North Atlantic.
RCO
RCO (Rossby Centre Ocean model) is also an ocean circulation model with high resolution but its intended use is mainly for studying climatic effects. It has been developed in cooperation with the Rossby Centre at SMHI.
NEMO
NEMO (Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean) is also an ocean circulation model with high resolution. It is being developed with a large European community, and has recently been set up at SMHI to model the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. The intention is that it will be used both for regional forecasting and for regional climate studies in the near future. It is already used for global climate simulations at the Rossby Centre at SMHI.
SCOBI
SCOBI (Swedish Coastal and Ocean BIogeochemical model) is a biogeochemical model used to study how the marine system is affected by environmental and climate change related problems.
