Input datasets for OceanBench challenger evaluation

OceanBench exposes the input datasets needed by challengers through the oceanbench.datasets.input Python API.

Available Datasets

oceanbench.datasets.input.glo12_nowcasts()

Weekly GLO12 nowcasts from January 4, 2023 to December 31, 2025.

see more at: glo12_nowcasts().

oceanbench.datasets.input.ifs_forcings()

Weekly IFS forcings from January 3, 2023 to December 30, 2025.

see more at: ifs_forcings().

The units and time conventions of both datasets are described in units and time conventions of the input data.