Regional domain MM5
(resolution: 30 km)
Non-hydrostatic
Wind stress, heat flux, air pressure, precipitation via evaporation
Local domain MM5
(resolution: 10 km)
ETA (32 km)
Hydrostatic
Air stations
Buoy data
Satellite data
Local
network
SST (9 km)
Local buoys
Assimilation
Assimilation
Nested
Nested
The Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank MM5 Weather
Hindcast/Forecast Model System
Local domain
Regional domain
Sites of Surface Buoys
1.
Hindcast assimilation for years 1978-2006
2.
On-line forecast system