Extreme High Swell Events on the Moroccan Atlantic Coast

4.0 Case Study 1 » 4.3 Step 2: Compare the Marine Model Analyses with the Observations » 4.3.1 Comparing the Analysis and Observations

One way to see if model analyses are consistent with reality is to overlay them with observational data and see how well they correlate. We’ll do that with the following fields and data:

  • ECMWF MSLP with satellite IR 10.8 µm imagery
  • ECMWF MSLP with surface winds
  • ECMWF 10m wind with ASCAT wind data
  • ECMWF 10m wind with ship observation