Nowadays, it has become clear that atmosphere and ocean should be simulated by integrated modeling systems resolving interconnected physical factors which determine Earth’s energy balance. Waves play a key role on the interfacial interaction between atmosphere and ocean regulating momentum, heat and moisture exchange. This study aims to evaluate the two-way coupled atmosphere-ocean wave system CHAOS (Chemical Hydrological Atmo...

The forecast skill of numerical weather prediction (NWP) models relies, among other factors such as the prediction itself and the assimilation scheme, on the accuracy of the observations utilized in the assimilation systems for the production of initial and boundary conditions. One of the most crucial parameters in weather forecasting is the sea surface temperature (SST). In the majority of NWP models, the initial and lower bo...