Plymouth Ocean Forecasting Centre
A centre of expertise that delivered cutting-edge ocean modelling to the end user
About us
Plymouth Ocean Forecasting Centre (POFC) was an international centre of expertise in ocean modelling that ran from 2014–2022.
POFC delivered computer simulations of ocean state both for the past (hindcast) and the future (forecast), which have a wide range of applications in operational oceanography.
The centre provided a fully integrated end-to-end solution from data collection, research, model development and configuration to end-user training. Its team worked globally and created regional ocean models for the Arabian Sea (including the Gulf), the western Arctic Ocean, the Black and Celtic Seas.
Our links
POFC was based in the
School of Biological and Marine Sciences at the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, and had strong links to a wide range of complementary expertise in the
Marine Institute .
Its portfolio of projects was supported through strategic links with the , the and the via the Centre of Excellence in Naval Oceanographic Research and Education (CENORE) partnership.
