The Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) on Board ESA’s ENVISAT provides spectral high resolution image data in the visible-near infrared spectral region (412-900 nm) at a spatial resolution of 300 m. For more details on ENVISAT and MERIS see http://envisat.esa.int/ Spectral high resolution measurements allow to assess different water constituents in optically complex case-2 waters (IOCCG, 2000). The main groups of constituents are Chlorophyll, corresponding to living phytoplankton, suspended minerals or sediments and dissolved organic matter. They are characterised by their specific inherent optical properties, in particular scattering and absorption spectra. The Baltic Sea Water Constituents product was developed in a co-operative effort of DLR (Remote Sensing Technology Institute IMF, German Remote Sensing Data Centre DFD), Brockmann Consult (BC) and Baltic Sea Research Institute (IOW) in the frame of the MAPP project (MERIS Application and Regional Products Projects). The data are processed on a regular (daily) basis using ESA standard Level-1 and -2 data as input and producing regional specific value added Level-3 products. The regular data reception is realised at DFD ground station in Neustrelitz. For more details the reader is referred to http://wdc.dlr.de/sensors/meris/ and http://wdc.dlr.de/sensors/meris/documents/Mapp_ATBD_final_i3r0dez2001.pdf This product provides seasonal maps.

The Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) on Board ESA’s ENVISAT provides spectral high resolution image data in the visible-near infrared spectral region (412-900 nm) at a spatial resolution of 300 m. For more details on ENVISAT and MERIS see http://envisat.esa.int/ This product developed in the frame of the MAPP project (MERIS Application and Regional Products Projects) represents the chlorophyll concentration of the North Sea derived from MERIS data. The product is a cooperative effort of DLR-DFD and the Institute for Coastal Research at the GKSS Research Centre Geesthacht. DFD pre-processed up to the value added level whenever MERIS data for the North Sea region was received and positively checked for a water area large enough for a suitable interpretation. For more details the reader is referred to http://wdc.dlr.de/sensors/meris/ and http://wdc.dlr.de/sensors/meris/documents/Mapp_ATBD_final_i3r0dez2001.pdf This product provides daily maps.

Modelled sea surface height above mean sea level of the operational circulation model of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH), in the North and Baltic Sea (horizontal resolution ca. 5 km). The model (HBM, HIROMB-BOOS-Model) is run four times each day in a configuration with a fine grid in the German Bight and western Baltic Sea (900 m resolution, separate dataset) and a coarser grid which covers the North and Baltic Sea (5 km resolution, this dataset). The model is forced by the weather forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD). More detailed information about the model configuration can be found in Brüning et al. (2021); https://doi.org/10.23784/HN118-01.

Modelled currents of the operational circulation model of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH), in the North and Baltic Sea (horizontal resolution ca. 5 km). The model (HBM, HIROMB-BOOS-Model) is run four times each day in a configuration with a fine grid in the German Bight and western Baltic Sea (900 m resolution, separate dataset) and a coarser grid which covers the North and Baltic Sea (5 km resolution, this dataset). The model is forced by the weather forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD). More detailed information about the model configuration can be found in Brüning et al. (2021); https://doi.org/10.23784/HN118-01.

Modelled sea surface height above mean sea level of the operational circulation model of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH), in the North and Baltic Sea (horizontal resolution ca. 5 km). The model (HBM, HIROMB-BOOS-Model) is run four times each day in a configuration with a fine grid in the German Bight and western Baltic Sea (900 m resolution, separate dataset) and a coarser grid which covers the North and Baltic Sea (5 km resolution, this dataset). The model is forced by the weather forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD). More detailed information about the model configuration can be found in Brüning et al. (2021); https://doi.org/10.23784/HN118-01.

Modelled currents of the operational circulation model of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH), in the North and Baltic Sea (horizontal resolution ca. 5 km). The model (HBM, HIROMB-BOOS-Model) is run four times each day in a configuration with a fine grid in the German Bight and western Baltic Sea (900 m resolution, separate dataset) and a coarser grid which covers the North and Baltic Sea (5 km resolution, this dataset). The model is forced by the weather forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD). More detailed information about the model configuration can be found in Brüning et al. (2021); https://doi.org/10.23784/HN118-01.

Modelled currents of the operational circulation model of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH), in the North and Baltic Sea (horizontal resolution ca. 5 km). The model (HBM, HIROMB-BOOS-Model) is run four times each day in a configuration with a fine grid in the German Bight and western Baltic Sea (900 m resolution, separate dataset) and a coarser grid which covers the North and Baltic Sea (5 km resolution, this dataset). The model is forced by the weather forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD). More detailed information about the model configuration can be found in Brüning et al. (2021); https://doi.org/10.23784/HN118-01.

Modelled currents of the operational circulation model of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH), in the North and Baltic Sea (horizontal resolution ca. 5 km). The model (HBM, HIROMB-BOOS-Model) is run four times each day in a configuration with a fine grid in the German Bight and western Baltic Sea (900 m resolution, separate dataset) and a coarser grid which covers the North and Baltic Sea (5 km resolution, this dataset). The model is forced by the weather forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD). More detailed information about the model configuration can be found in Brüning et al. (2021); https://doi.org/10.23784/HN118-01.

Layer thickness of the operational circulation model of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH), in the German Bight and the western Baltic Sea (horizontal resolution ca. 900 m). The model (HBM, HIROMB-BOOS-Model) is run four times each day in a configuration with a fine grid in the German Bight and western Baltic Sea (900 m resolution, this dataset) and a coarser grid which covers the North and Baltic Sea (5 km resolution, separate dataset). The model is forced by the weather forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD). More detailed information about the model configuration can be found in Brüning et al. (2021); https://doi.org/10.23784/HN118-01. For more information, please visit: https://gdi.bsh.de/en/data/Layer-thickness-of-the-operational-circulation-model-of-BSH-in-the-German-Bight-and-the-western-Baltic-Sea-horizontal-resolution-ca-900-m-2021_FactSheet_HBMnoku_deutsch.pdf https://gdi.bsh.de/en/data/Layer-thickness-of-the-operational-circulation-model-of-BSH-in-the-German-Bight-and-the-western-Baltic-Sea-horizontal-resolution-ca-900-m-2021_FactSheet_HBMnoku_english.pdf

Layer thickness of the operational circulation model of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH), in the German Bight and the western Baltic Sea (horizontal resolution ca. 900 m). The model (HBM, HIROMB-BOOS-Model) is run four times each day in a configuration with a fine grid in the German Bight and western Baltic Sea (900 m resolution, this dataset) and a coarser grid which covers the North and Baltic Sea (5 km resolution, separate dataset). The model is forced by the weather forecast of the German Weather Service (DWD). More detailed information about the model configuration can be found in Brüning et al. (2021); https://doi.org/10.23784/HN118-01. For more information, please visit: https://gdi.bsh.de/en/data/Layer-thickness-of-the-operational-circulation-model-of-BSH-in-the-German-Bight-and-the-western-Baltic-Sea-horizontal-resolution-ca-900-m-2020_FactSheet_HBMnoku_deutsch.pdf https://gdi.bsh.de/en/data/Layer-thickness-of-the-operational-circulation-model-of-BSH-in-the-German-Bight-and-the-western-Baltic-Sea-horizontal-resolution-ca-900-m-2020_FactSheet_HBMnoku_english.pdf