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The standards for skill assessment of operational marine forecast system

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To support navigational and environmental applications in coastal waters, marine operational forecast models must be developed and implemented. A forecast model must guarantee that it is scientifically sound and practically robust for performance and must meet or excel all target frequencies or durations before being released to the public. This paper discusses the standard policies and procedures for evaluation of operational marine forecast models. The primary variables to be evaluated are water levels, currents and water density (water temperature and salinity).

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  1. National Marine Data and Information Service, Tianjin, 300171, China

    Zhang Aijun  (张爱军), Fan Wenjing  (范文静) & Ji Fengying  (纪风颖)

  2. Coast Survey Development Laboratory, NOS/NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA

    Zhang Aijun  (张爱军)

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  1. Zhang Aijun  (张爱军)
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Correspondence to Zhang Aijun  (张爱军).

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 40376010).

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Zhang, A., Fan, W. & Ji, F. The standards for skill assessment of operational marine forecast system. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 25, 27–35 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-007-0027-7

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