Water Cycle Prediction System - Ocean-Atmosphere

WCPS-coupled forecast is the component in the Water Cycle Prediction System (WCPS) that provides the coupled atmosphere-ocean-sea ice forecasts at a 1km resolution (0.008 x 0.008 degree) over the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It launches 4 times a day at 00, 06, 12, and 18 UTC and produces 84 hours forecast, based on the atmospheric model GEM, coupled with the ocean-ice model NEMO-CICE. The products from WCPS-coupled forecasts are (1) GEM : surface air temperatures, surface wind velocities, and surface runoff (2) NEMO-CICE : variety of lake/ocean sea ice variables, for example, lake levels and temperatures. They are designed to help forecasters issuing bulletins and warnings in ice-infestested waters for navigation, water level alert, emergency response, Search and Rescue, and CIS Sea Ice forecast.

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Title (French)	Système de prévision du cycle de l'eau - Océan-Atmosphère
Update Frequency	as_needed
Geographic Scope	[]
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Sensitivity Level	unrestricted
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Contact Person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Meteorological Service of Canada", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Environnement et Changement climatique Canada; Service météorologique du Canada"}
Contact Email	ECWeather-Meteo@ec.gc.ca
Data Dictionary	["climatology_meterology_atmosphere"]
Open Canada Date Published	2024-09-04 00:00:00
Open Canada Date Modified
Open Canada Subject	["nature_and_environment"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"en": ["Atmosphere", "Deterministic", "Meteorological data", "Weather", "Lakes", "Rivers", "Oceans", "Forecasting", "Seas", "Provide Weather Information Products and Services", "Deliver Weather Products and Services to Clients", "Meteorological Service of Canada", "Weather and Environmental Operations", "Unclassified", "National (CA)"], "fr": ["Atmosphère", "Déterministe", "Données météorologiques", "Temps (Météorologie)", "Lac", "Fleuve / Rivière", "Océan", "Prévision", "Mer", "Fournir des services et des produits d'information sur les conditions météorologiques", "Livrer des produits et des services météorologiques aux clients", "Service météorologique du Canada", "Opérations météorologiques et environnementales", "Non Classifié", "National (CA)"]}
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