Mercator plan within SMRCP-TT Océanographie opérationnelle pour l’Outre-Mer, application à la Réunion : O3MaR research project between Mercator Ocean, CNRM (Météo France) 18 months Post Doc on: Ocean atmosphere coupled cyclone prediction in the Indian Ocean Start in March 2012 (G. Samson) AROME AGCM (few km) coupled to NEMO 1/36° OGCM initialized by Mercator analyses (1/12°) with a relocation capability Preliminary tests with AROME coupled to 1D ML model coupling with waves, parameterization of the sea spray sensitivity studies (horizontal resolution, coupling), forecasts of cyclone trajectory / intensity, ocean state analysis and forecast 1