The dataset contains a amonthly climatology generated from a 54 year

(1958-2011) numerical ocean model hindcast archive, produced with the Regional

Ocean Modeling System (ROMS). ROMS is a three dimensional baroclinic ocean

general circulation model which uses topography-following s-coordinates in the

vertical. This ensures high vertical resolution in shallow areas such as shelf

seas and coastal areas. Here, the model is run on a grid with 32 s-layers in

the vertical. In the horizontal, the grid resolution is 4 km and covers the

Nordic, Barents and Kara seas, as well as parts of the Arctic Ocean. For

further reading check

http://www.imr.no/filarkiv/2014/01/fh_7-2013_swim_til_web.pdf

All SVIM data (daily, monthly, yearly, climatology) are currently

bundled in the same location, data will be separated when a better

application server is implemented.