We can supply a range of model weather data for expert users.

Types of model data

There are two main types of models, the 'Met Office Unified Model', and the 'FOAM' (Forecast Ocean Assimilation Model).

The Met Office Data Wholesaling Manager is also the UK licensing Agent for ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts).

The Met Office Unified Model

The Met Office Unified Model is the numerical modelling system developed and used at the Met Office. It is 'seamless' in that different configurations of the same model are used across all time and space scales. This model can produce the following data sets.

• Met Office Global Atmospheric Model data (PDF, 51 kB)
• Met Office North Atlantic/European (NAE) Mesoscale Model (PDF, 194 kB)
• Met Office Global Wave Model (PDF, 23 kB)
• OSTIA - Sea Surface Temperature (PDF, 22 kB)
• Met Office European Wave Model (PDF, 23 kB)
• Met Office NW European Sea Shelf (PDF, 97 kB)

FOAM Ocean Assimilation Model

The FOAM model produces real-time analyses and forecasts of the temperature, salinity and currents of the deep ocean up to five days ahead. The FOAM system is built around a physically based ocean model. It is driven by surface fluxes from the Met Office NWP system and uses the measurements of ocean temperature, salinity and surface height that are available in near realtime to keep the model close to reality.

• FOAM Ocean forecast model (PDF, 193 kB)