COPPINI, G.', CLEMENTI, E.?, COSSARINI, G.*, 
KORRES, G.“, AYDOGDU, A.’, DRUDI, M.', ESCUDIER, R.’, 
LECCI, R.', PISTOIA, J.?, RAVDAS, M.“‘, SALON, S5.°, TERUZZI, A.°, ZACHARIOUDAKI, A.“ 
Ücean Predictions and Applications Division, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici - CMCC, Italy 
’Ocean Modeling and Data Assimilation Division, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici - CMCC, Italy 
Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale - 06S, Italy - *Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - HCMR, Greece 
OQVERVIELR" 
1. MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS 2015 - 2021 
The Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service 
(CMEMS) Med-MFC (Mediterranean Monitoring and 
Forecasting Center) is a consortium led by CMCC and 
Jathers three European research institutes (CMCC, 0GS 
and HCMR). The implemented service adopts a state-of- 
the-art modelling development to operationally provide 
Near Real Time (NRT) and Reanalysis (RAN) products for 
the Mediterranean Sea dynamics, from currents to waves, 
and biogeochemistry. The user-driven nature of this 
organization fosters the commitment to ensure benefits to 
major users and to key target applications such as: 
- oll spill emergency management, 
industrial and private sector applications, MSFD 
implementation, and 
Climate trend monitoring. 
The consortium ensures a cutting-edge system by yearly 
updates of the service cataloque. 
At the launch of Copernicus 1 in 2015, the Med-MFC 
consortium was delivering Mediterranean physical and 
biogeochemical NRT and Reanalysis products. In 2017, the 
wave component was also integrated. Figure 1 shows a 
schematic summary of the NRT systems’ evolutions since 
2015, which mainly consist of the continuous improvement 
of numerical models and data assimilation systems. 
Details on evolutions are provided in the following sub- 
sections for each system