Our project aims to prepare numerical ocean models for the next generation Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS).

In response to the future priorities for CMEMS, IMMERSE will develop new capabilities to:

• enable the production of ocean forecasts and analyses that exploit upcoming high resolution satellite datasets;
• deliver ocean analyses and forecasts with the higher spatial resolution and additional process complexity demanded by users;
• exploit the opportunities of new high performance computing (HPC) technology;
• allow easy interfacing of CMEMS products with detailed local coastal models.

These developments will be delivered in the NEMO ocean model, an established, world-class ocean modelling system that already forms the basis of the majority of CMEMS analysis and forecast products.

IMMERSE project integrates activities ranging from NEMO ocean model core development to demonstration for Copernicus Marine Services downstream users.

The IMMERSE consortium combines expertise in ocean modelling, applied mathematics, high performance computing, software engineering, and in-depth knowledge of the CMEMS systems and downstream CMEMS systems.