Regional ocean modeling around Japan with MOVE-JPN family and its potential applications in the future

Abstract

The Meteorological Research Institute (MRI) and the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) developed the ocean model and data assimilation system MOVE-JPN with the aim of providing more detailed information on coastal and open-ocean states around Japan, and began operation on October 28, 2020. This system itself and the data products generated from it (hereafter MOVE-JPN family) are used not only for operational use in JMA but also for various research activities both within and outside MRI. In this paper, we introduce the latest research activities using the MOVE-JPN family and discuss potential applications of the MOVE-JPN family in the future studies.